Colossians 1: 11-14
July 21, 2023
1 Thessalonians 5:15
July 22, 2023
THE 21st OF JULY
BY THE HOLY SPIRIT WE CAN STOP FULFILLING THE LUSTS OF OUR CARNAL NATURE AND HAVE ETERNAL LIFE
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. – Romans 8:12-13
God has bought us with the highest price, the life of His beloved Son. We do not belong to ourselves anymore, so we cannot live as we please if we want to continue to belong to God. We are debtors to do God’s will, because we belong to Him. On the other hand, we have no obligations to live according to the desires of our flesh and end up spiritually dead.
If a Christian chooses to live in sin habitually and repeatedly, according to the corrupt lusts of their flesh and never truly repents, they will end up doomed and separated from God for eternity, which is the spiritual death. On the contrary, we must put the deeds and desires of our carnal nature to death, by not obeying the flesh anymore and choosing to do God’s will instead. We can do it only with the help of the Holy Spirit and He is ready to help us, whenever we ask Him to. God wants us to succeed and live with Him forever, so He equipped us with all we need to make it to heaven.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Thank You Lord for teaching us Your will and ways, through Your Word. It blesses me so much to know that Your plan for me is to spend eternity with You in heaven and not to be punished. Thank You for all the help I have in the Holy Spirit, to live right and fulfill Your will. Please help me crucify my carnal nature daily and put to death its desires and works, so that I may live. In the Name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
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