You're In, Now Act Like It. - Gal 5:16-24

  How is your walk? Better yet, what defines your walk? Paul tells the Galatians to "walk in the Spirit..." which unfortunately has been used as a call to disregard Torah. The common teaching goes something like this, "walk in the Spirit - not the works of the Law!"
  So what was Paul talking about when he said to walk in the Spirit? We do not believe that Paul was telling the Galatians to walk in the Spirit instead of anything. Think about it; Paul uses the Torah (Law) as his example far too many times for that to be the case!
  Consider this; in Ezekiel 36:25-27 God tells us that He will "give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them." Did you catch that? He tells us that He will put His Spirit in us so we can do Torah (obey the Law). What a contrast that is to what we are commonly taught! Surely Paul was not speaking contrary to the Word of the LORD, was he?
  God's Spirit dwells in and empowers us to walk according to His righteousness. Without His Spirit, we could not do it. Let's thank God for this awesome gift - the indwelling of His Holy Spirit (Ruach Ha-Kodesh) who enables us to walk in His Statutes. Sure, we will make mistakes along the way (see Romans 3:23), but as we continue to grow, we are becoming more and more like Him.

May the LORD bless you and keep you,

Shabbat Shalom!