57. Walking in the Spirit: A Life of Surrender

Send us Fan MailAbide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:4-5;) Notice here Jesus does not say apart from me you can do some things or most on your own. He says “nothing.” Zero! Alistair Begg (Truth for Life) “To walk in the Spirit is to follow Christ daily, submitting our will to His. It is a walk of faith, trusting that His Spirit will lead and empower us for every step.” (Begg, Alistair. Truth for Life: 365 Daily Devotions. Moody Publishers, 2021.)But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. (Galatians 5:16-17)