Gal. 5:16–Walk by the Spirit

Galatians 5:16–"But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh."

One of the foremost and important questions that every Christian needs to answer is: how am I suppose to live now?

In reality, most of the New Testament deals with this very thing.  And while there is a depth to this endeavor that goes far beyond the scope of this post, however, the above verse offers a wonderfully succinct exhortation to the task of Christian life.  The essence of this verse, and the Christian experience as a whole, can be summarized as living a life that is compelled and controlled by the Spirit.  In addition to that, while we are living by the Spirit, we will no longer be living for our flesh; that is, we will no longer be living to gratify our sinfulness.  Needless to say, the whole concept of 'walking by the spirit' has been the topic of encyclopedias of Christian theology, but it is a topic for every Christian to put into practice in their own lives.  Let us thus make this the very core of who we are and how we live as we strive to live lives of utter obedience and adoration to Christ!