Monday, July 24,
2023
THE REALITIES OF THE FLESH!
Matt
26:40-41
40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep,
and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed
is willing, but the flesh is weak.
The disciples had
marched the dusty road to
It had been a difficult
day. Their minds were still trying to process the
announcement that Jesus was going to die. Maybe he was speaking metaphorically.
Then there was the strange twist to the familiar supper when Jesus offered the bread
and declared that it was his body. Then he offered the cup and declared
that it was his blood. What could that mean? A yawn and a stretch and
soon the three that were closest to Him fell fast asleep. Following this man
was exhausting work.
Gal 5:17
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the
flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things
that ye would.
There are some harsh
realities of the flesh. Our bodies, at the
same time, make it possible for us to serve God while resisting the rigors of
that service. Our bodies prefer comfort and must be dragged along on the journey
at times. Discipline is both difficult and necessary if we are to accomplish
our spiritual goals. Aging adds yet another hardship to the process.
1 Cor 9:27
27 But [like a boxer] I buffet my body [handle it roughly, discipline
it by hardships] and subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming to others the Gospel
and things pertaining to it, I myself should become unfit [not stand the test,
be unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit]. AMPLIFIED NEW TESTAMENT
Dear Lord, give me the courage to refuse my body the pampering it
demands so that I might accomplish your purposes today. AMEN
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