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SOW TO THE SPIRIT

Text:Galatians  6:8 

For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

Since there is no middle ground between the Flesh and the Spirit, the moment you stop sowing to the flesh,  you've started sowing to the Spirit and vice versa. 

The first step to sowing to the Spirit is to commit one's life to Christ. Having become a new creature (born again), the Spirit of God now communicates with  your spirit. You are no longer dead to God. You have been quickened.  2Cor. 5:17, Eph 2:1-3. 

It takes one who has experienced second birth (Born again) to sow to the Spirit. If you are yet to commit your life to Christ, you will not only sow to the flesh, but you are practically  living in the flesh. 

Ephesians 2:3 says *...Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.* 

For a child of God to enjoy his walk with  the Lord, he must learn how to sow to the Spirit. To sow to the Spirit is to do the biddings of the Holy Spirit. Each time you obey the voice of the Spirit, you are simply sowing to the Spirit. When you continually heed and yield to the Spirit, you will reap life everlasting. 

Though, you are living in the Spirit as a child of God, but the utmost desire of God is that you start walking in the Spirit as well.
 *If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.* Galatians 5:25. 
To walk in the Spirit talks about you being led by the Holy Spirit. Each time you obey the voice of the Spirit, and you walk contrary to the desires of the flesh, you are simply taking a step (walk) in the Spirit.That is what it means to be led by the Spirit.  *For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.* Romans 8:14.

When you obey the leadings of the Holy Spirit, you start bearing fruit of the Spirit. *It takes one who lives and abides in the Spirit to bear the fruit of the Spirit. No one living in the flesh can produce the fruit of the Spirit.*
 
 _But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law._ 
Galatians 5:22

Let the Spirit of God lead you from now on, then you will cease from fulfilling the desires of the flesh.

BIBLE READING:

Romans 8:1-32.

PRAYER FOCUS

1. Father, I receive grace to start obeying the voice and leadings of the Holy Spirit in Jesus name. 


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