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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