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Monday, March 19, 2007
“so I say, live by the spirit,and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. for the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the spirit,and the spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. they are in conflict with each other,so that you do not do what you want. but if you are led by the spirit, you are not under law.’ Galatians 16-18
a brother recently shared with me about this pain tht the devil has placed in his heart, that of returning to a corrupted society right after such a sprit-filled week,that of physical seperation from his spiritual family and the deception tht such also means a spiritual disconnection. each time as we return to our lives from perhaps CG or even service after a spirt-filled hour or two- we immediately come under attack by the devil,and he strikes when you least expect him to!
the devil leads us to live in the flesh, to think and act in the flesh.
god says we are t live in the spirit, for we are all of one sprit, and thus contrary to what the devil leads you to think- physical seperation is not an equavilant to spiritual seperation if you are living in the spirit! if you live in the flesh, physical seperation is really just that! hahaha.
there are times when we choose to live by the flesh cus it comes across as a fuss-free lifestyle; without consequence, and it gratifies sinful desires that draw us away from god! the thing about deception is that it is nothing more that a distortion of the truth- and life in the flesh is the greatest deception of all because it steers even the strongest christians away from god! it complicates things and blurs the line that seperates righteouness from sin.
god says, ‘if you are not with me then you are against me.’ so today do not remain confused! god sets his standards clearly in his word,and if you live by that and allow his spirit to reside in you it tears down the strongholds that the devil has established in you and allows god’s blessings to flow freely. know your stand and do not be complacent even in the blessings of god, as with every good thing that god gives live in a spirit that is thankful and is always praying against the work of the devil!
so god I ask for your spirit to fall afresh on me today
it was never about what I wanted to do or say
consuming fire come wash me clean
free me from these chains of sin
STORMcity!;
- 6:15 PM