The greatest question for us to ask ourselves is whether our life is lived more in the power of the Holy Spirit. The indication that a Christian is serving God in the power of the flesh are very easy to detect. Self-effort always ends in sin. in Galatians 5, the Christians were quarreling and in danger of devouring one another. Count the number of expressions the Apostle used to indicate their lack of love, and you will find more than twelve—–envy. jealousy, bitterness, strife, and all sorts of others. The Apostle Paul gives reason for their failures: They were trying to serve God in their own strength.
