WALK IN THE LIGHT
- november 12
Matthew 26:41 "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
How do you walk in the Spirit? The way you
do this is through living by, conducting your actions according to, and
following the leading of the Word of God as quickened to you by the Holy
Spirit. The Holy Spirit and the Word of God agree perfectly because the
Holy Spirit is the one who inspired the written Word of God.
Denying the flesh will not result in walking in the Spirit. Walking in the Spirit will result in denying the flesh. This may seem like a subtle difference to some, but the difference is truly profound. As a whole, false religions teach that as we overcome our flesh, there is a noticeable increase in the presence and power of God in our lives. That was what the Pharisees of Jesus' day and the legalistic Jews of Paul's day taught. Just the opposite is true. As we experience more of the presence and power of the Spirit of God, then the influence of the flesh is diminished. Victory must come in this order. We don't walk in the Spirit as a result of overcoming the flesh, rather overcoming the flesh is the result of walking in the Spirit.
It's similar to how you fill a dark room with light. You don't shovel out the darkness and then light appears. No! You simply turn on the light and the darkness flees. Much of religion preaches to stop sinning (get rid of the darkness) and then the Holy Spirit will come and empower you (the light will come). That's not the way it works.
Man can no more get rid of the power of the flesh on his own than he can get rid of the power of darkness without light. We have to receive the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives by grace and then the union with the Holy Spirit breaks the power of the flesh. The key to breaking the dominion of the flesh is to appropriate the power of the Spirit through faith, while the flesh is still causing us problems.
Those who are waiting for the Spirit to manifest after they have subdued the flesh, will wait as long as the man who is trying to get rid of the darkness so the light will appear.
Denying the flesh will not result in walking in the Spirit. Walking in the Spirit will result in denying the flesh. This may seem like a subtle difference to some, but the difference is truly profound. As a whole, false religions teach that as we overcome our flesh, there is a noticeable increase in the presence and power of God in our lives. That was what the Pharisees of Jesus' day and the legalistic Jews of Paul's day taught. Just the opposite is true. As we experience more of the presence and power of the Spirit of God, then the influence of the flesh is diminished. Victory must come in this order. We don't walk in the Spirit as a result of overcoming the flesh, rather overcoming the flesh is the result of walking in the Spirit.
It's similar to how you fill a dark room with light. You don't shovel out the darkness and then light appears. No! You simply turn on the light and the darkness flees. Much of religion preaches to stop sinning (get rid of the darkness) and then the Holy Spirit will come and empower you (the light will come). That's not the way it works.
Man can no more get rid of the power of the flesh on his own than he can get rid of the power of darkness without light. We have to receive the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives by grace and then the union with the Holy Spirit breaks the power of the flesh. The key to breaking the dominion of the flesh is to appropriate the power of the Spirit through faith, while the flesh is still causing us problems.
Those who are waiting for the Spirit to manifest after they have subdued the flesh, will wait as long as the man who is trying to get rid of the darkness so the light will appear.
This
is not a game of Risk. This is not a competition between moguls in
Manhattan. This is for real, with the lives of millions of people across
the globe literally in the balance based on the decisions you will make
each day. Therefore, seek out serious spiritual and moral guidance.
Know that the God founding father James Madison once referred to as "the
governor of the universe" will grant you wisdom if you truly seek it. -
See more at:
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/11/lessons-from-2016-part-1#sthash.O8YyIujA.dpuf
For
whatever reason, we as men have this tendency to be tempted to lose
confidence in or water down what made us successful once we arrive at
success. We think we have to become more like the people we had to beat
to get there, forgetting that if the people who put us there wanted what
everybody else was doing they wouldn't have put us where we are in the
first place. I pray you don't succumb to that false choice. - See more
at:
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/11/lessons-from-2016-part-1#sthash.O8YyIujA.dpuf
For
whatever reason, we as men have this tendency to be tempted to lose
confidence in or water down what made us successful once we arrive at
success. We think we have to become more like the people we had to beat
to get there, forgetting that if the people who put us there wanted what
everybody else was doing they wouldn't have put us where we are in the
first place. I pray you don't succumb to that false choice. - See more
at:
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/11/lessons-from-2016-part-1#sthash.O8YyIujA.dpuf
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