Vital Signs: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Walking in the Spirit

“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” - Galatians 5:16 NKJV

The Holy Spirit gives us the power to overcome the sin that we carry around within us because we still live in bodies contaminated by sin. This is the purpose of the Spirit’s filling.

Notice five observations.

1. As the drunk yields to alcohol, we are to yield to the Spirit. That is a big difference, but the principle is the same in each case.

2. Paul is not making a suggestion here in this verse. He is saying that if you are going to please God, we must be filled with His Spirit.

3. This is also a plural command. It applies to every believer. Some may look at it and say, if I could just be like them, or why cannot I be like that? You can. The difference is the filling of the Spirit, not the fact that they have something that we do not.

4. This plural command is also passive. You cannot fill yourself. This is the sovereign activity of the Spirit. Align your heart under Christ’s rule, abide in Him, and the Spirit will fill you.

5. This plural passive command is also present tense, meaning it is a continuous action. You do not get filled today and expect to be covered for tomorrow. The Spirit’s filling is a dynamic, moment by moment experience.

To maintain a powerful prayer life, we must be filled with the Spirit of God on a regular basis.

Team Wade is praying for you and loves you and there is nothing you can do about it ❤️👊