"Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another." -Galatians 5:24-26
The bible constantly talks about the battle between our sinful nature and the Holy Spirit. Our sinful nature desires to do evil, but the Holy Spirit gives us the opposite desires.
Want to see the difference between the two?
Our sinful nature looks like this...sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, hostility, jealousy, anger, selfish ambitions, drunkenness, wild parties, quarreling. (gal. 5:19-21)
The Holy Spirit looks like this...love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (gal. 5:22-23)
The good news is that when Jesus died on the cross, our sin was nailed to that cross on that very day. Jesus defeated sin so that we are no longer in bondage to our sins. Christ provided a way out at the cross. He gave us his Holy Spirit which gives us the power to defeat temptation.
Satan comes to kill and destroy and he knows our weaknesses. Satan uses that knowledge of our weaknesses to tempt us and lure us in. Then he tears us down and pulls our heart away from the Lord. But the Lord says to flee from temptation and run the other way. Since we are no longer a slave to sin, we have the power to run, and keep running.
Nailing our sinful nature to the cross is a daily action that we all must take. It requires us to commit each and every morning to stand up against our flesh and follow the Spirit's leading. It requires us to die to ourselves and come alive in Christ.
And remember..."When we allow ourselves to live recklessly for Him, then we, too, will see his glory. We will see Him do the IMPOSSIBLE!" -Francis Chan
I love you all!! Keep running hard after Jesus!!! He loves you so much!
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