In Galatians 5, Paul writes about what it means to live by the power of the Holy Spirit. On the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was poured out, a new way of living with the guidance of the Holy Spirit came to be. It was not about the tongues of fire, but the fact that the Holy Spirit was poured out
on everyone – and is available to us too. Believers need to practice making room for the Holy Spirit to lead, and to learn to respond to His leading. Living by the Spirit does not happen in an instant. It happens one step at a time, and over time it will become our way of life.

The life of believers has always involved finding freedom. God brought the Israelites out from Egypt to free them from slavery. Jesus came to save us from sin. There is not one person in the world more committed to our freedom than Jesus. In Galatians 5, Paul talks about the freedom that can only be found in Jesus and teaches how we, as Christians, are to use that freedom, serving one another through love. Living by the Spirit enables us to experience His freedom in full.