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

AUGUST 13 - Consider the example of Jesus. Prior to beginning His earthly ministry, the Bible says He was led of the Spirit into the wilderness. Jesus was physically tested as the tempter called upon Him to change the stones into bread. Jesus was tested as the tempter tried to cause Him to doubt His authority and His position in God, calling upon Him to throw Himself down and be rescued by angels.

The tempter tried Jesus by placing all the world’s kingdoms before His eyes in an effort to trade earthly riches for worshipping the devil. But only after Jesus’ character was tested and proven in the wilderness did He return in the power of the Holy Spirit to fulfill His divine purpose on this earth.

In the same way, before you can go forth in the power of the Spirit, you must first go to the wilderness. You don’t have to go there the same way Jesus did, because He already defeated every challenge you could ever encounter in the wilderness. Nonetheless, in faith and through His power, we are called to conquer the obstacles that come our way in the wilderness, because whatever you refuse to conquer ultimately conquers you.

Father, I thank You that I walk by Your Spirit and I do not fulfill the lust of my flesh.

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