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WIN THE INNER WAR!

by 복음과삶 2005. 7. 14.

 

WIN THE INNER WAR!

 

What causes fights and quarrels among you?
Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?
(James 4:1 NIV).

 

Two little boys were fighting in the school yard. one boy finally got on top of the other and was holding him down. But at the same time, he was yelling loudly for help. A passerby stopped and asked, "Why are you the one calling for help? You've got him down."

 

"Yes, but I can feel him starting to get up."

 

Do you ever feel that way in your spiritual struggles? You have done your best.

You're living for the Lord. You have been holding down the "old man of sin" with his deeds. You seem to be winning over the old habits and sins. But sometimes you feel a stirring in your heart that tells you the "old man" is starting to get up again.

 

Who will win this inner war? Those who have crucified the old man, the sinful nature, those who live and walk in the Spirit. Lay down the arms of rebellion and let the Spirit of God take over. The battle has already been won. Just as forgiveness for sin was provided by Jesus' death on the cross, so deliverance from the sinful nature has been provided in the same way. "We have been made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all" (Heb. 10:10).

 

Life response: I will surrender myself to the cleansing and empowering work of the Holy Spirit for victory over my sinful nature.

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