So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires to do what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. Galatians 5:16-17
The secret is out now! If you confess Jesus as Lord, then the fight has begun and will continue on until you leave this earth. Even though we do not wrestle with flesh and blood (or at least we shouldn't) there is still a WRESTLE that goes on within us. The wrestle comes when we who have become a new creation, try to defy the rules set by our King and venture off to do things the old way we used to do them. But I'm more partial to the latter part of verse 17: ...so that you are not to do whatever you want...MESSAGE!
We have been purchased with a price and the life we should be living (a life that glorifies God) now belongs to Him. Question: when you're on your job, are you not expected to do what the owner of that organization asks you to do? So it is with our new Owner. He has written some guidelines for us to follow and these guidelines will help us win the wrestle between our flesh (the old nature) and our spirit. We can win the wrestle!
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