Thursday, October 25, 2007

Spirituality

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:15 - 20

In these verses God through Paul calls us to several things – most importantly to be filled with the Spirit. It is only through the Spirit of God that we will achieve anything that matters spiritually. Weather the things we read in the verses above, or the fruit of the Spirit which are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control listed in Galatians 5:22.

It is so like us to try – to no avail – to do the things He has called us to do, or to become the spiritual beings He has called us to become, in our own strength. But there is absolutely nothing we can do of ourselves to attain spirituality. We really have allowed Satan to confuse us as to just how strong and able we are.

The good news? God is able to lead us in the paths of rightousness. He is able to call us to Spirituality, and then help us attain it. He is able to tell us to “speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs,” and then give us a spiritual heart so we can fulfill the call he has given us.

God desires us to be more that religious; He wants us to be spiritual – He wants us to have relationship with, and live by His Spirit…
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Galatians 5:25


1 comments:

Scotty G said...

I really like this post because you are reminding us that our religion goes way beyond works and rules... it must extend into spiritual realms: faith, hope, love, compassion, prayer, etc.
In class last night we talked about Acts 2, what brought about the salvation of 3000? Repent and be baptized everyone of you..... And while I agree that these things must happen, I believe we often skip over the most important thing that brought about their salvation,
they were cut to the heart. A spiritual feeling that changed attitudes and direction. That "cut" caused them to want to become a part of the Christian fellowship, to sell what they had and give to others.