“So I say, WALK BY THE SPIRIT, AND YOU WILL NOT GRATIFY THE DESIRES OF THE FLESH. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. The works of the flesh are: sexual immorality, idolatry, hatred, jealousy, selfish ambition, drunkenness, orgies, and the like…those who live like this WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. THOSE WHO BELONG TO CHRIST JESUS HAVE CRUCIFIED THE FLESH WITH ITS PASSIONS AND DESIRES.” (Gal. 5:16-24)
Just to be clear, if we make it our practice to seek self-gratification, we will not inherit the Kingdom of God! That is why the scriptures teach us that when we belong to Jesus Christ we have, “CRUCIFIED THE FLESH WITH ITS PASSIONS AND DESIRES.” So, now as Christians we must seek to be filled with the fruit of the spirit and practice each attribute of this fruit until it becomes a regular part of our lives. If we want to please the Lord we need to be very carful about where we GO, what we WATCH and WHO we hang out with.
HELP US LORD TO PRACTICE LIVING THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT…
-Bill Stockham