(TEXT : Romans 8:5)
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
FOCUS :
When you lust after the things of the flesh, you will be captured with the things of the world. Flesh wants to be enjoying itself at all time without any interruption; meanwhile, the “spirit” also must grow if you will permit it. The flesh will always want to dominate, but we should always give our “spirit” a voice that is louder than that of the flesh. The journey to Heaven can not be determined by you “walking in the flesh”; that will only lead you to hell where your mates who has gone ahead of you will be waiting for you there to receive you amongst themselves. The flesh has nothing good to offer.
Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
In addition, today in the world, we have so many believers who loves to do things even according to the “will of the flesh” which they believed it is their standard. Sometimes they get away with it, while many at times, they pay dearly with their own very lives. When you choose the “flesh instead of the Spirit of God”, you are automatically in the bondage of the devil. Whatever you cannot control, will end up ruling over you. The same way it is, when you failed to put your flesh under subjection, then your flesh will put you under calamity.
Matthew 25:30-41 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Finally, God wishes for us all is to be under His “shining light Grace.” The works of the flesh were supposed to be in the midst of the unbelievers; but unfortunately, even we the so called believers, we do more of our activities in the flesh and by the leading of the flesh. The gifts of the flesh are from the devil, and he is releasing this gifts into the world today. If you are rise by the flesh, you will sooner or later fall by the FLESH. And of course, of nothing of the flesh shall enter into the Kingdom of God on the last. Therefore, repent before it is too late for you.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1 Corinthians 15:50
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Ephesians 5:5
For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
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