Dictates of the flesh
Bible reading: Romans 8:1-17
Father Lord of host, I pray You Glorify yourself as
your friends, sons and daughters, sit at your feet to
dine in your word, help us Lord to understand the
spiritual language, and let our insights be
enlightened, Amen.
The word flesh can also be called the natural body
as well as the first Adam (1 Corinthians 15: 44-45).
There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual
body.
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made
a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening
spirit. (Gen 2 Vs 7).
Flesh is an instrument that only the mighty man can
handle. Mere man are known by how easily they are
been directed by the flesh.
Flesh is so powerful to the extent that it brings
some thing valuable to appear as something that is
not necessary. We must know how flesh
operate, so that we could know if we are a mighty
man or a mere man.
This we must understand that, it's the spirit that got
born again not the flesh. That was why your
complexion did not changed when you gave ur life
to Christ. The spirit man changed.
Flesh has only one major mission on earth (TO
LUST) so when a believer began to see the trace of
lust in his life, it indicates a sense of flesh longing
to take an active role in the scenario of such
believer's life. Let's be sensitive.
In our Bible reading, we could see how easily one
could know if he is condemned or not. The Bible
says "There is therefore no condemnation to them
( which you are part of) which are in Christ. In other
word, there are condemnations for those who are
not in Christ Jesus. So straight, every man and
woman living a life without Christ are called the
living condemned or the condemned living.
It would have been easy not to work in flesh if
Jesus is actually present in their lives. I know few
most have begin to ask this question, "Why are
some ministers of God, who knew Christ still find
themselves fulfilling the lust of the flesh?
The answer is simple, man sees them as a minister
of God and God sees them as the ministers of
man. "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. But ye are not in the flesh,
but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell
in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ,
he is none of his.
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because
of sin; but the Spirit is life because of
righteousness." Romans 8:5,9,10.
You remain under the law when you are still
operating under the flesh. No one is permitted to
understand the hand writing of the spirit when you
are still living under the flesh. Spiritual languages is
too difficult to comprehend when the driver of such
man remains Flesh.
But one hidden truth about the flesh is, it is the
best raw material used by God to make you a
finished product.
You are yet to be certified when u have never
refused been subjected to the dictations of the
flesh. When flesh wins, you remain in the same
class in the school of the spirit.
Your spirit man is not tempted but the flesh. It's the
flesh that lust after the opposite gender not the
Spirit. The spirit man correct the flesh.
Can I tell you this, prayer is not the first way out. As
important as it is, to overcome flesh. Praying is not
the first thing, because when youu are still in flesh,
you won't desire praying, and the truth remains that
any prayer said that time flows out of the will of the
flesh, one thing about the flesh is he will never tell
you how you can be saved from him, rather he
deceived you with what look like the solution to
your problem. Flesh present first prayer for you as
the first way out, because he knows you won't be
able to pray. You can ask yourself, how many times
have you really desired to pray against the lust of
the flesh and u
You are able an faithful to do so. Here this, flesh is
not a fool,he will never want u pray out of your
problems, let's be sensitive.
Here are some of the way out.
1. Flesh is most times very afraid of your decision,
Command your flesh.
2. Trust not in your own righteousness flesh has no
respect for anointing, abide in the Lord.
3. Never run away from spiritual training. You start
draining when you stop training.
4. Punish the flesh. don't give him what he loves
taking, from there allow the starvation rigid and
constant.
5. Mortify the flesh.
Prayer:
My father in heaven, I am satisfied just to see you
glorify. Honour your words in the heart of you
people, and let these words bear fruits, thank you
father, in Jesus name.
UNDER MAINTENANCE

