Walk in the Spirit

Needs/ Nececidades

We all have needs.

We have

physical needs

spiritual needs

emotional needs

John 15:5 NKJV

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

“Preach the Gospel always. When necessary, use words”. St. Francis of Assisi

What the world needs is found in Jesus and is displayed in you.

Why seek what you already have / ¿Por qué buscar lo que ya tienes?

In Jesus, we find everything we need.

The whole point of Jesus being the vine, is that the branches get everything they need from the vine.

Jesus is sufficient for everything you need.

You don’t need to seek out freedom - In Jesus, there is freedom. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. You don’t need to look for it. You will find freedom when you are abiding in Christ. That means living everyday IN HIM.

You don’t need to look for hope - Hope is in Jesus. Romans 15:13 “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

You don’t need to look for peace - Peace is in Jesus. Matt 11:28 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

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This world has no real hope. no real peace. no freedom. When we live in Jesus, those things are already available to us, we just need to walk in them.

There is a war going on. I am not talking about a physical war. I am talking about a spiritual war that is as real and as deadly as every war and conflict we have ever faced.

Galatians 5:13–25 NKJV

For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Galatians 5:16 NKJV

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

More people turn away from church, because the people in the church do not look like the Head of the Church.

We do not need to be perfect, we need to be real.

Application/ Aplicación

Are you trying to find what you need in everything else? Tell Jesus about it today. He has everything you need

Are you giving in to the desires of your flesh? Are you losing the battle for you soul? Commit today that you will choose to walk in the Spirit.

Let’s pray.

Romans 15:13 NKJV

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.