WALKING IN STEP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
THE SEED
“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” — Galatians 5:25 (NIV)
When we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, God gives us His Holy Spirit to lead, guide, and sustain us on our journey toward His kingdom. The Spirit directs our steps, helping us to navigate life’s challenges and uncertainties. However, our human nature often struggles with God’s timing. We may grow impatient, wanting things to happen faster than the Spirit is leading, and at times, we may even lag behind, hesitant because we don’t fully understand His ways. As followers of Christ, we must recognise that the Holy Spirit is not given to us to explain every step before we obey. Our responsibility is to trust and follow, even when the path seems unclear. Walking in step with the Spirit requires faith, patience, and a willingness to surrender our own pace to God’s perfect timing.
Apostle Paul reminds us in Galatians 5:25 that since we live by the Spirit, the only right response is to stay in step with Him—not rushing ahead or falling behind. When we align ourselves with the Spirit’s leading, we walk in God’s will and experience His peace, strength, and direction.
BIBLE READING: Galatians 5:16-18
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, Help me to trust and walk in step with Your Spirit, even when I don’t fully understand the way ahead. Strengthen my faith, teach me patience, and keep me from running ahead or falling behind, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
RIN NI IBAMU PẸLU ẸMI MIMỌ
IRUGBIN NAA
“Níwọ̀n bí a ti ń gbé nípasẹ̀ Ẹ̀mí, ẹ jẹ́ kí a máa bá Ẹ̀mí lọ.” — Galatia 5:25 (NIV).
Nigba ti a ba gba Jesu Kristi gẹgẹbi Oluwa ati Olugbala wa, Ọlọrun fun wa ni Ẹmi Mimọ Rẹ lati ṣe amọna, ṣe itọsọna, ati lati gbe wa duro ni irin-ajo wa si ijọba Rẹ. Ẹmi n ṣe itọsọna awọn igbesẹ wa, ṣe iranlọwọ fun wa lati lilö kiri ni awọn idojuko ati awọn aidaniloju. Sibẹsibẹ, ẹda eniyan wa nigbagbogbo n tiraka pẹlu akoko Ọlọrun.a le ni emi ailenisuuru, fifẹ ki awọn nkan ṣẹlẹ ni iyara ju ti Ẹmi lọ, ati ni awọn igba miiran, a le paapaa wa sẹhin, ṣiyemeji nitori a ko loye awọn ọna Rẹ ni kikun. Gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọmọlẹ́yìn Kristi, a gbọ́dọ̀ mọ̀ pé a kò fi Ẹ̀mí Mímọ́ fún wa láti ṣàlàyé gbogbo ìgbésẹ̀ kí a tó ṣègbọràn. Ojuse wa ni lati gbẹkẹle ati tẹle, paapaa nigba ti ọna naa dabi koyewa. Rin ni igbesẹ pẹlu Ẹmi nilo igbagbọ, sũru, ati ifẹ lati fi iyara tiwa silẹ fun akoko pipe ti Ọlọrun. Àpọ́sítélì Pọ́ọ̀lù rán wa létí ní Gálátíà 5:25 pé níwọ̀n bí a ti ń gbé nípasẹ̀ Ẹ̀mí, ìdáhùn tó tọ́ kan ṣoṣo ni láti dúró ní ìṣísẹ̀ pẹ̀lú Re— kii se sisáré síwájú tàbí kí a ṣubú sẹ́yìn. Nigba ti a ba da ara wa pọ pẹlu idari Ẹmi, a rin ninu ifẹ Ọlọrun a si ni iriri alaafia, agbara, ati itọsọna Rẹ.
BIBELI KIKA: Gálátíà 5:16-18.
ADURA: Oluwa Jesu, Ran mi lọwọ lati gbẹkẹle ki n si rin ni igbesẹ pẹlu Ẹmi Rẹ, paapaa nigba ti Emi ko loye ni kikun ọna ti o wa niwaju. Mu igbagbọ mi lagbara, kọ mi ni sũru, ki o ma jẹ ki n ma sare siwaju tabi subu seyin, ni orukọ Jesu’, Amin.