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WALK IN THE SPIRIT

“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25).   “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” (Galatians 5:16).   Walking is one of the most natural things that we can do.   Usually, it is employed just to get us from one place to another.   It is also recommended as an easy form of exercise, and we are all urged to get our 10,000 steps in daily.   The Bible has some very important things to say about walking, but especially about walking in the Spirit.   The Apostle Paul put great emphasis on wanting believers to learn to walk in the Spirit.   In several of his letters to the churches Paul makes a clear distinction between walking in the Spirit and walking in the flesh.   There are many Christians today, however, who are confused about what it means to walk, or to be led, by the Spirit.     To begin with, let’s answer this basic question: “Who is the ...
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BRINGING EVERY THOUGHT INTO CAPTIVITY

“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ .” (2 Corinthians 10:5).    “For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct Him?   But we have the mind of Christ .” (1 Corinthians 2:16).   The mind is truly the command central of every human being.   It is the seat of all our thoughts, feelings, and emotions.   It is where our creativity, calculation, passion, reasoning, imagination, judging, surmising, emotion, perception, logic, expression, discernment, and so much more originate.   The mind is also the gateway of our bodies and our souls.   This is where the real spiritual warfare takes place in our lives.   Our enemy, Satan, will lie to us, using reason, deception, and even the truth in a twisted form to weaken our resistance and get us to agree with him.   Once our guard is down, we are op...
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JACOB HAVE I LOVED

The Jewish patriarch, Isaac, had two sons who were twins.  Esau was the firstborn and Jacob was born right on Esau’s heels because scripture tells us that he took hold of Esau’s heel as his mother, Rebekah, was birthing him and, so, he delivered immediately after.  “And when her [Rebekah’s] days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.  And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.  And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob : and Isaac was threescore years old when she [Rebekah] bare them.” (Genesis 25:24-26).   The two boys couldn’t have been any different from one another.   It was not just their appearance, but their personalities and inclinations were also quite different.   Scripture says, “…Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.” (v. 27).   Esau ...
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