“The Works of The Flesh – 1”
Wednesday, July 31, 2024Key Verse
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 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” (Galatians 5:16, 17).
Text — Galatians 5:16-18
Message
It was Billy Graham who wondered that, “…after many thousands of years of so-called human progress, education, science and culture, we are amazed to discover that man is capable of the same old vices and sins.” Mathematically, when a negative figure multiplies a positive figure no matter its magnitude, it results in a negative figure. Such is the overpowering effect of the flesh on the natural and unregenerate life. Apostle Paul, in his letter to the believers in Galatia, reveals the clear contradiction between the life of the regenerate and unregenerate people. The one in his natural state lives to fulfill the lust of the flesh and the other in transformed state through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ lives a life that produces good fruit by the Spirit of God.
The works of the flesh connote the practical life of the sinning youth. The evil desires, insatiable lusts and damnable practices are marks of the children of the devil. This kind of lifestyle will end in destruction. However, salvation is available for anyone who truly comes to Christ today.
Quote
Salvation is available
Challenge
The works of the flesh are damnable.
Prayer for today
Dear Lord, deliver me from fleshly lusts.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
