SATURDAY February 26, 2022
Love in the Spirit
...as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
Colossians 1:7-8
Epaphras became a minister––a servant––a pastor to the Colossian believers. God had anointed him to do the work. Despite the strong opposition of the Judaizers, Mystics and Gnostics, Epaphras remained faithful to the call of God to preach the Gospel. He contended with false teachers while keeping intact his love, hope and faith in Jesus Christ.
The Colossians exhibited the love of God in their lives. They could not possess the love of Jesus Christ unless they possessed the Holy Spirit. Love is a fruit of the Spirit and genuine evidence of His power dwelling within them: ...the fruit of the Spirit is love... (Galatians 5:22).
Does your life exhibit the love of God to others? If not, could the reason be that you are walking in the flesh and not the Spirit? Galatians 5:19-23 clearly defines whether a person is walking in the flesh or walking in the Spirit. You cannot do both at the same time.
If you are walking in the Spirit, then you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh: I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:16). If you are walking in the Spirit, you will discern the temptations of the flesh and not yield to them. Through the empowering of the Holy Spirit, you will be enabled to live the Christian life.
May the amazing agape love of Jesus Christ, His faith, and His hope be fully evident in your life.
The Spirit-filled life is not a special, deluxe edition of Christianity. It is part and parcel of the total plan of God for His people.
~A.W.Tozer~
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