CONTINUING IN THE SPIRIT

Gal. 3:5 ¶ Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Our Christian walk is supernatural from start to finish. As Paul said, He is the author and finisher of our faith. Our walk was started by The Lord through the Spirit and will be completed by the work of the Spirit. Man always tries to get involved by trying to “help The Lord” so to speak. The problem is this, we tend to mess things up as soon as we take over. Paul said we received the Spirit by faith and the Christian life continues through God’s lavish supply of the Spirit. The word
supplies can be defined as this- the supply of the Spirit – EPICHOREGEO – to lead the chorus, to supply and lead fully. Here is how Luther describes this verse.

“This argument based on the experience of the Galatians, pleased the Apostle so well that he returns to it after he had warned them against their twofold danger. “You have not only received the Spirit by the preaching of the Gospel, but by the same Gospel you were enabled to do things.” “What things?” we ask. Miracles. At least the Galatians had manifested the striking fruits of faith which true disciples of the Gospel manifested in those days. On one occasion the Apostle wrote: “The kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.” This “power” revealed itself not only in readiness of speech, but in demonstrations of the supernatural ability of the Holy Spirit. When the Gospel is preached unto faith, hope, love, and patience, God gives His wonder-working Spirit. Paul reminds the Galatians of this. “God had not only brought you to faith by my preaching. He had also sanctified you to bring forth the fruits of faith. And one of the fruits of your faith was that you loved me so devotedly that you were willing to pluck out your eyes for me.” To love a fellow-man so devotedly as to be ready to bestow upon him money, goods, eyes in order to secure his salvation, such love is the fruit of the Holy Spirit.”

The very nature of Christianity is characterized by miracles. Salvation is a miracle, sanctification is a miracle, and the infilling of the Spirit; all of this is supernatural. This is the good news, The Lord loves to pour out His Spirit. When we look to Him there will never be a lack of supply. He pours out above and beyond what we can ask for or think of. He will pour out His Spirit to help us pray, He pours out His Spirit to help us through our weaknesses, He will even pour out His Spirit just because. Just because He loves to be with us and to display His glory. So let Him lead the way! He will supply the Spirit for whatever you are facing.