Note: One ‘lives by the Spirit’ by keeping a close connection with God through prayer, reading His words and surrendering our hearts and lives to Him on a daily basis. It is only then that the Spirit continues His work in us.
“Those who make room in their hearts for Jesus will realize His love. All who long to bear the likeness of the character of God shall be satisfied. The Holy Spirit never leaves unassisted the soul who is looking unto Jesus. He takes of the things of Christ and shows them unto him. If the eye is kept fixed on Christ, the work of the Spirit ceases not until the soul is conformed to His image.”
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