Main Reading: Ezekiel 36:27; Jeremiah 31:33; Galatians 5:16–25
Theme: God Empowers His People to Walk in Holiness Through the Spirit
Messianic Focus: Yeshua Gives the Spirit Who Writes Torah on Our Hearts and Forms Messiah’s Character Within Us

🌿 Overview

Scripture teaches that we cannot live a holy life through our own strength.
The human heart, even with the desire for obedience, needs divine empowerment.

The prophets promised more than forgiveness:

• a new heart
• a new spirit
• God’s own Spirit within us
• power to walk in His ways

Ezekiel 36:27 summarizes this breathtaking promise:

“I will put My Spirit within you
and cause you to walk in My statutes.”

Jeremiah 31:33 adds that the New Covenant would place God’s Torah inside—written not on stone, but on the heart.

Paul’s teaching in Galatians 5 expands this into the life of the disciple:
walking in the Spirit means freedom from the flesh, growth in virtue, and the formation of Messiah’s character within us.

This week focuses on how the Spirit empowers transformation from the inside out.

🌿 Key Scriptures

• Ezekiel 36:26–27 — New heart, new spirit, obedience from within
• Jeremiah 31:31–34 — Torah written on the heart
• Galatians 5:16–25 — Walk by the Spirit

🌿 Supporting Readings

• Psalm 51:11–12
• Isaiah 11:1–5
• Acts 1:8
• Acts 2:1–4
• Romans 8:1–14
• 2 Corinthians 3:3–18
• John 14–16

🌿 Hebrew Notes (Integrated)

1. Ruach — רוּחַ — “spirit, breath, wind”

God’s life-giving, empowering presence.
The same word used for:

• the Spirit hovering over the waters
• breath entering dry bones
• the renewing Spirit given in the New Covenant

2. Halakh — הָלַךְ — “to walk, to live, to conduct oneself”

Walking = daily lived obedience shaped by the Spirit.

3. Torah — תּוֹרָה — “instruction, direction, teaching”

Under the New Covenant, the Spirit writes God’s instruction on the heart.

4. Peri haRuach — פְּרִי הָרוּחַ — “fruit of the Spirit”

Paul’s “fruit of the Spirit” echoes the Hebrew idea of Spirit-formed character.

🌿 Messianic Connection

1. Yeshua gives the Spirit

John 16 — the Spirit guides, teaches, convicts, empowers.

2. Yeshua fulfills the New Covenant promises

Hebrews 8 applies Jeremiah 31 to Messiah’s work.

3. Yeshua lives the Spirit-filled life perfectly

He models a life:

• led by the Spirit
• empowered by the Spirit
• obedient to the Father
• dependent in prayer
• full of compassion and power

4. Yeshua forms His character within His disciples

Galatians 4:19 — Messiah formed in you.

5. The Spirit enables what the flesh cannot accomplish

Romans 8 — the Spirit sets us free from sin’s power.

🌿 Moral & Spiritual Application

1. You cannot walk in holiness without the Spirit

Willpower alone cannot overcome the flesh.

2. Walking in the Spirit is a daily posture

A lifestyle of:

• listening
• yielding
• obeying
• trusting
• depending
• worshiping

3. The Spirit writes Torah on your heart

He aligns your desires to God’s desires.

4. The flesh and Spirit are in conflict — but the Spirit wins

We choose each day which voice we will yield to.

5. Fruit grows slowly but surely

Love, joy, peace, patience…
These are Messiah’s character revealed in us.

🕎 7-Day Devotional

🌿 Discussion Questions

1. What does it mean to “walk in the Spirit” in daily life?
2. How do Ezekiel and Jeremiah help you understand the New Covenant?
3. Where do you see the fruit of the Spirit growing in your life?
4. What areas of life are still dominated by the flesh?
5. How does Yeshua’s example shape your understanding of Spirit-led living?

🌿 Prayer Focus

Invite the Spirit to fill and empower you today.
Confess your dependence on God for inner transformation.
Ask Yeshua to form His character within you.

🌿 Memory Verse

Galatians 5:16

“Walk by the Spirit,
and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”