DAILY DEVOTIONAL – SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 Finding Victory and Peace By David Wilkerson (1931-2011) Paul wrote to the early church,  “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16, NKJV).  This command to walk in the Spirit is given to all, not just a few super-saints.  Here are three steps for how you can obtain this walk. 1. You must go after this walk with everything in you. If you are saved, the Holy Spirit has already been given to you. Now ask him to take over and surrender to him. Ask him to be your guide and friend. As the gospels command,  “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you” (Luke 11:9). You have to determine in your heart that you want him to lead you. Moses, speaking of the latter days, said about God,  “You will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul” (Deuteronomy 4:29). 2. Focus on hearing the Spirit, and get your eyes off your trouble and temptation.  Paul and Silas would have wallowed in fear and depression if they had focused on their troubles.  Instead, they focused on God, praising and worshiping him.  Most of the time when we go to prayer, we focus on past failures.  We replay our defeats time after time, saying, “Oh, how far up the road I could be if I hadn’t failed God and messed up in my past.” Forget everything in your past!  It’s all under the blood.  Don’t fret about the future either because only the Lord knows what’s ahead. 3. Give a good deal of quality time to communion with the Holy Spirit.  He will not speak to anyone who is in a hurry.  Wait patiently.  Seek the Lord and minister praises to him.  Take authority over every other voice that whispers thoughts to you. Believe that the Spirit is greater than these and that he will not let you be deceived or blinded.  As scripture boldly states,  “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Focus on the Holy Spirit with your whole mind and heart, and you will find victory over sin and otherworldly peace. Read and Listen OnlineForward to a Friend

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