Galatians 5:1-25
…Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
If the question was raised, Who is in control? God is in control as He is the essence of our being from birth to death and the more Christians develop a meaningful relationship with God and totally commits him or herself to Him through the Holy Spirit, then walking in the Spirit becomes second nature. The flesh is torn by the desires of the eye which are pleasing because of Satan's false presentations. What pleases the flesh is temporary, but what pleases the Spirit is everlasting.
…Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
If the question was raised, Who is in control? God is in control as He is the essence of our being from birth to death and the more Christians develop a meaningful relationship with God and totally commits him or herself to Him through the Holy Spirit, then walking in the Spirit becomes second nature. The flesh is torn by the desires of the eye which are pleasing because of Satan's false presentations. What pleases the flesh is temporary, but what pleases the Spirit is everlasting.
Christians are constantly bombarded with Satan's attacks in his masterful scheme of derailing God's plan of kingdom building, but all believers are dressed for spiritual warfare as recorded in Ephesians 6:11-18. Notice if you will all weapons in this war are defensive except one, the Word of God (sword of the Spirit). This is what we use to attack Satan on his own turf; as Christians are to take the fight to Satan through our Bible study, meditation, prayer and witnessing Christ the world over.
If we walk in the Spirit, then we kill the desires of the flesh, because we are living in the Spirit (v. 25).
Yield to God and His Spirit and walk therein.
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Today's writing is taken from my monthly devotional "Heavenly Bread" that is available from the author and Amazon.com.
Comments are welcome
Author's contact:
wwhite@goodshepherdwritingandpublihsing.com
http://willie-writing.blogspot.com
Today's writing is taken from my monthly devotional "Heavenly Bread" that is available from the author and Amazon.com.
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