Power of the Flesh

The Death of Flesh:

December 20, 2009

“When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” Colossians 2:13-15

"Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil excess, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you" James 1:21

So I’ve been working on this journal since the fifteen. This has been a challenge considering this is less of a personal journal and more of a teaching and I want the point to be clear and I want God’s purpose in it, not mine.

When I started, I had the idea that I could somehow address the overall main points of what this is about. I’ve been doing a study in Romans (this book is truly moving, it has pushed me to move forward in my devotions.)In Romans, and Galatians Paul speaks of dying to “self” or as I refer to man’s flesh. Though, it came to a surprise when I’ve come across numerous chapters in the bible speaking to us on how crucial it is as Christians or followers that we bare the cross and consider ourselves dead to sin. What is the thing that makes it seem impossible for us to do so?

On the surface it’s our flesh, our flesh is our temptations, desires, lust, wants, needs, fulfillments, it’s that unlimited want for all things worldly that will never satisfy. In all its anything that God ask us to rid our bodies of.

December 21, 2009


For me flesh is:
That voice that almost seems to rule me in situations, it’s almost seems impossible to say no. It’s the urge that always seeks fulfillment. I’m not just speaking about the stupid outcomes I have when they make a senseless decision. I’m strongly addressing those urges or desires one has, when it feels that no matter the outcome there isn’t a consequence, the “secret” desires that becomes impossible to overlook. When you find yourself alone or when your mind starts to devote itself on that desire. People think in these situations when they fall for the fleshes inner desires that there is no consequence for it. In most cases those are the most damaging, they are the desires that challenge who we are most.

“For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” Romans 6:10-11

“I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.” Galatians 5:16

I decided to write on this because everyone finds themselves at that cross road, when they feel all is wrong. They see all the attempts they have made in pursuit of happiness or fulfillment for that gap, and they know all have failed. It’s that emptiness that can’t be filled because of man’s unlimited desires of the flesh. It’s that point of realization that hits hardest for a Christian that they haven’t lived to God’s purpose because they haven’t died to their flesh. Dying to the flesh is a daily trial that all Christians in their spiritual walk must endure. For those who have come to this point remember this verse, for encouragement

“and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.” Romans 8:17

“Where the mind goes man fallows, What you and I allow into our inner life will eventually be seen in our outer life.”(Joyce Meyer) So if I allow garbage with music, friends, or whatever it is…it will affect my inner life and it works the other way also.

The solution? It should be as obvious as it sounds, but because we are human we see and have obtained intelligence, but as humans always do we like to cloud it with excuses. RID YOURSELF OF IT. Whatever it is, throw it out, if you have to cry, and pray about it, it’s ok. Know why you’re doing it and seek to do it with the passion that God gave you for Him so you can look toward Him and not fail.

“Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.” John 3:4-5

If you seek God you seek his purpose, I know the feeling of being lost because you’re wondering how to get out of a social group, rid yourself of an addiction/habit, or how to overcome any desires. First you have to come to the realization that you really have to let it all go. Stop trying to manage or worry about the situation and know when to bring it to the Creator and give up the battle that you’ve already lost long ago. Let Him control the situation and let Him make you into the masterpiece you were initially designed to be.

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6: 25-34

Seek God everyday though you may not see where you’re going He will guide you, always.