THE PRICE OF SPIRITUAL LIFE – OBEDIENCE

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams – 1 Samuel 15:22

The Lord Jesus never intended for us His disciples to live weak, sub-standard or powerless lives. His Word tells us:
 We were BORN of the Spirit (Jh.1:12-13;3:5-8). This begins our education in the School of the Spirit!
 We are to live and WALK in the Spirit and not fulfil the desires of the flesh (Gal.5:16,25; Rom.8:1-2)
 We are to be LED by the Spirit of God on a moment by moment basis (Rom.8:14-16).

Life in the Spirit is serious business, and God does not treat it casually. Yet majority of christians lead substandard, carnal lives, relying more on their senses and feelings than on the Spirit’s leading.

Adam and Eve lost their position in the Spirit due to one act of indulgence! However, Enoch proved – after the fall – that life in the Spirit was still possible (Gen.5:22-24). Noah and Abraham also walked with God under the old covenant, even though they didn’t have the spiritual benefits of Christ that we have today! All they had was faith. But they knew life in the Spirit was available. Mankind could still walk with God!

However, there has always been one key price to pay – OBEDIENCE!

Life in the Spirit begins with obedience to God. The decision to enroll in the school of the Spirit really comes down to a choice. God is polite, not rude. He doesn’t barge into your life: He knocks on the door of your heart: Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me (Revelation 3:20).

Few have reverential fear and respect for God. They read the Word, but when it shows them how they should change, they do not obey it: But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18).

God wants you to live in the Spirit, but you have to prove to Him that you are serious about walking with Him: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap (Galatians 6:7).