THE SPIRIT- LED LIFE


THE SPIRIT-LED LIFE

“Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10, NIV)

Enrolling in a school but remaining untaught is not a rare possibility. So dear believer, you may have the Spirit of God residing in you but not be led by Him in your endeavors. We often naturally submit to the erroneous assumption that our regular activities are of disinterest to our maker.
Our God is keenly committed to His purpose for our lives, and without His direction we shall fail to fulfill it. The Lord’s commitment is not to lead us to fulfill our ambitions but to achieve His purpose. Pursuing the Lord’s purpose for our lives will not be to our demerit for there is not a more glorious life that can be lived than a Spirit-led life.

“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25, NIV)

Our regenerated spirits gain life from the Spirit of God. The above scripture is in twofold: First, “Since we live by the Spirit”, meaning it is already a reality that we live by the Spirit- we derive our life from Him; He is the source of our life.
Secondly, “Let us keep in step with the Spirit”. This sounds like an obligation; as if some effort is required of us in this experience. To keep in step with the Spirit is to avail oneself to be guided by the promptings of the Holy Spirit. In order to please God, we need to be led by His Spirit.

“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth…” (John16:13, NIV).

May we not suffice it to have the life of God but fail in living it out. By keeping in step with the Spirit, His fruit shall be evident in our lives. When we allow the Spirit of God to lead us, we permit God to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. Is fruit- bearing not a natural consequence of having life? Therefore, since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding” (Colossians 1:9, NIV)

The Spirit-led person exalts the will of God above his own. A Spirit- led life is founded upon the will of God and dictated by divine wisdom and understanding. In all our activities under the sun, there are three possible ways by which we can undertake them, namely: (1) God’s way [divine wisdom], (2) Our own way [personal philosophies], and (3) the world’s way [popular opinion]. By seeking to live our lives in God’s way, we open up and allow ourselves to be led by the Spirit of God.

“Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you” (Amos 5:14, NIV).

“A man who strays from the path of understanding, comes to rest in the company of the dead” (Proverbs 21:16, NIV).

Living means more than being alive. To come to rest in the company of the dead means to be stripped of honour and dignity. So becomes of the life of the one who abandons divine wisdom. May we not stray from the path of understanding for therein is life.

“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it’” (Isaiah 30:21, NIV).

BY: JOEL BAIDOO

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