Wednesday, September 29, 2010
"Spirit vs. Flesh"
“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against the flesh."”
Galatians 5:17
(This devotion is taken from Charles
Spurgeon’s Morning & Evening.)
In every believer's heart there is a
constant struggle between the old nature and
the new. The old nature is very active, and
loses no opportunity of plying all the
weapons of its deadly armoury against
newborn grace; while on the other hand, the
new nature is ever on the watch to resist
and destroy its enemy. Grace within us will
employ prayer, and faith, and hope, and
love, to cast out the evil; it takes unto it
the "whole armour of God," and wrestles
earnestly. These two opposing natures will
never cease to struggle so long as we are in
this world. The battle of "Christian" with
"Apollyon" lasted three hours, but the
battle of Christian with himself lasted all
the way from the Wicket Gate in the river
Jordan. The enemy is so securely entrenched
within us that he can never be driven out
while we are in this body: but although we
are closely beset, and often in sore
conflict, we have an Almighty helper, even
Jesus, the Captain of our salvation, who is
ever with us, and who assures us that we
shall eventually come off more than
conquerors through Him. With such assistance
the new-born nature is more than a match for
its foes. Are you fighting with the
adversary to-day? Are Satan, the world, and
the flesh, all against you? Be not
discouraged nor dismayed. Fight on! For God
Himself is with you; Jehovah Nissi
is your banner, and Jehovah Rophi is
the healer of your wounds. Fear not, you
shall overcome, for who can defeat
Omnipotence? Fight on, "looking unto Jesus";
and though long and stern be the conflict,
sweet will be the victory, and glorious the
promised reward.
"From strength to
strength go on;
Wrestle, and fight, and pray,
Tread all the powers of darkness down,
And win the well-fought day."
Study verses: Galatians
5:13-25; Ephesians 6:11-18; James 4:7;
Romans 6:6-13
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"The
Rock Higher Than I" - September 23, 2010
"Lo,
I
Am With You Alway" - September 3, 2010
"A
Desire
For Wind" - August 25, 2010
"Strangers
In
The Lord's House" - August 18, 2010
"A
Place
of Broad Rivers and Streams" - August 11,
2010
"Salesmen
of
Freedom" - August 4, 2010
"They
Had
Been With Jesus" - July 21, 2010
"He
Healed
Them All" - July 14, 2010
"Faith
In
America" - July 7, 2010
"Slow
To
Anger; Great In Power" - June 30, 2010
"He Is Precious" - June 23, 2010
"The
Fire
of Strife" - June 16, 2010
"The
Common
Man" - June 9, 2010
"In
My
Prosperity I Said I Shall Not Be Moved" -
June 2, 2010
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