Something that is awakening in me this Easter season is the importance of SPIRIT. We likely all know that in our flesh we cannot battle sin and overcome. When we accept Christ into our lives we are given the Gift of The Holy Spirit. In the past several months I’ve written about this quite often. Christ did not battle temptations in his flesh. He knew to battle sin with the very Word of God and keep His own Spirit in the forefront of his actions. When his flesh was dead on the Cross, His Spirit entered into hell and paid the price for you and me. He didn’t stay there for He went into heaven opening the pathway for us to do the same. All of this was done in Spirit.

Temptations never attack our spirit. It just keeps us from relying on our spirit and to stay focused on our flesh to fight it. More and more I am staying awake to this critical need of letting God’s Spirit fight for me. Satan knows spirit for he is spirit. I can quote scripture to address temptation and in so doing I also need to believe that is sufficient, for it is. I can walk away at that moment. God’s Word is ALIVE. Satan knows this and cannot stand against it. But, if we don’t believe even after we quote it, we are still vulnerable. Using God’s Word and then believing IS fighting in SPIRIT.

God is never done teaching His children. I never want to quit being a good student.