Galatians 3:2-5 Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law,or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begunwith the Spirit, are you now ending with the flesh? Did you experience so many things in vain?—if it really is in vain. Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among youdo so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
Mark 6:30-31 The apostles returned to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.
Life constantly moves within these different realms. In the gospel the disciples are excited by what happened through the power of the Spirit Jesus had given them for their missionary trip. In the passage from Galatians, believers who had experienced the full expression of the Spirit had returned to a religious life that depended on works or in this translation the flesh.
Sometimes I think I just bounce between the two even now. At times I know I am acting strictly in response to the leading of the Spirit and the next thing I know I'm running around busily trying to win favor and approval, favor both of the world and God.
Staying centered in the presence of God will allow us to depend on the Spirit consistently. I pray every day that I will be filled with the Spirit and recognize God's path for me that day. This is how I receive the rest I need that comes through life in the Spirit.
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