Below is a digest of the daily email messages composed by Pastor Stuart Nice. This week he is sharing a few devotional thoughts from Galatians 5:17-19a. Click the title of each to read the full article.
August 31, 2015: The Tension Of The Spiritual Life
There are many challenges to the Spirit-filled life, but there is only one solution, get near to God.
Here is a simple daily prayer for us this week.
Good morning Holy Spirit. Draw me closer. Fill me. Lead me. Use me. Deliver me from my flesh and strengthen me from the things that tempt me away from you.
September 1, 2015: The Obvious Effects Of Our Corrupt Nature
Without inviting and yielding to the Holy Spirit's ever present work, we are subject to our old man taking over once again. It is not so much that the "old self" has power over us anymore after Christ's deliverance, but the habits of thought and heart continue to invade our lives without the Spirit's ongoing work.
Galatians 5:17-19a, GW
September 2, 2015: Cultivating Your Spiritual Nature
As we cultivate yielding to the Holy Spirit, He delivers us, empowers us, and frees us with peace. We simply walk with Him in confidence. The law in our flesh is a struggle. The Holy Spirit removes the struggle and carries us in peace.
Galatians 5:17-19a, GW