My prayer for you for today is that the voice of the Holy
Spirit will be much clearer in your life than your sinful nature, in Jesus
Name.
Galatians
5:16-18
So I
say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won't be doing what your
sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just
the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are
the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly
fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. But
when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of
Moses.
Two forces. “How can this be?” he said as he felt blood
dripping from his chin. “How can he beat me when I am the chosen one?” he
struggled to his feet, tired and weary from the battle. Fear started to rise up
inside of him as he stared into the eyes of Lee Chun, the dragon. The fight
felt like it had been going on for hours yet it has been only a few minutes. How
am I going to defeat him, help me master Yun, I have no more strength left in
me. Suddenly he could hear master Yun’s voice again, shouting: “Let your inner
Spirit strengthen you, feel the Spirit’s guidance, flow with His thoughts…” the
only way to do this was to quiet down his mind and let the Spirit take over. Suddenly
he felt strength flowing back into his legs and he remembered Chun’s weakness.
Chun attacked with a roar in his voice. He stood his ground and moved swiftly
just as Chun’s famous dragon blow headed for his heart, stepping to the side
and with lightning speed he struck Chun in the ribs, forcing the air out of his
lungs leaving him gasping as he struck him again, knocking him out…
This is one of the most powerful mind blowing verses in
the bible. Paul writes about a constant fight between our sinful nature and the
guidance of the Holy Spirit. Every day we are caught up in a fight between good
and evil, almost like the battle in my story. The enemy will find all kinds of
things to throw at you during your day to weaken your defences so that he can
force your sinful nature to take over. “So
I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won't be doing what your
sinful nature craves.” Paul makes it clear once more that you must let the
Holy Spirit guide you, then you will not be defeated by evil but you will
overcome the toughest of challenges.
Galatians 5: 19-21 When you follow the desires of your sinful
nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful
pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts
of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild
parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before,
that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
Paul’s list is so important because we forget about the
smaller ones such as: Hostility, jealousy, anger, envy and division. And then
most important: “…anyone living that sort
of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.”
But
the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
There is no law against these things!
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.
My dear friend, my prayers are with you today. Nail the
passions and desires of your sinful nature to the cross, because Jesus came to
free us from this battle, He already defeated the enemy and placed victory in
our hands. Give old “Sinful nature” the final blow in the ribs leaving him
gasping for air.
Have a great day, friend of Jesus.
Cheers
