The spiritual man, contrary to the carnal man, walks in the supreme victory of the power of resurrection that raised Christ to life (Romans 6:5). He yields himself to the willingness of the spirit and resists every weakness of the carnality ingrained by his fallen nature (Matthew 26:41). The spiritual man finds himself in a battle every day. A battle fought in the hidden place of his mind and heart against sin. A vigorous resistance through the power of grace, that even death becomes the acceptable alternate to sin (Hebrews 12:4). The spiritual man is running a race each day, that which is unto perfection like Christ. The spiritual man is awake to the trusty voice of his conscience, seeking to keep it unmarred and undefiled, through a penitent heart, a contrite spirit and a confessing mouth. The spiritual man’s thirst for the Holy Spirit is evident every day through his well-guarded time of fellowship. His eagerness to know what the Spirit is saying is evident through his unneglected dedication to the Word. And as Paul writes in Ephesians 5:18-21; the spiritual man avoids all that which is unto wastefulness (v18). In the present imperative, he writes be filled with the Spirit, highlighting that this is indeed an everyday affair. In v19 he writes, speaking to one another or speaking to yourself. In the original Greek, the word for one another is the same as yourself. The words of the spiritual man are full of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, adorning God’s character. There is a song he is always humming in his heart, a song from the Holy Spirit, that keeps his heart free from the grip of all worries and anxieties (v19). Thanksgiving is not a tedious or forced affair to the spiritual man, but it gushes forth from within. And in all situations of life, this thanksgiving cannot be silenced or hindered (v20). And he subjects himself in all situations to all people, for on his shoulders he bears the responsibility of bringing glory to God through it. He fears none, but Christ alone before whom all will stand to give account (v21). Such a man is the one who would stand out in God’s eyes. Such is the one that God intends to mightily use. Such is the one God desires for each of us to be.