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by Dr Andre and Jenny Roebert
Wednesday, 21 August 2019 | Reading taken from Romans 8:13 (AMPC)
Romans 8:13 (AMPC): "For if you live according to [the dictates of] the flesh, you will surely die. But if through the power of the [Holy] Spirit you are [habitually] putting to death (making extinct, deadening) the [evil] deeds prompted by the body, you shall [really and genuinely] live forever."
"If it feels good, do it!" That's a well-used phrase people quote when trying to justify doing something they know is wrong. The question is whether you're doing something that feels good to your flesh, or good to your spirit. Paul the apostle speaks about a constant tug-of-war between the flesh and the spirit. The stronger always wins, leading you towards either life or death. When we are born-again, the Holy Spirit creates a brand new spirit inside us. This new spirit has the exact nature of God. This means its desires are only to do what is good and right; and when we do what it dictates, the result will always be abundant life. Our flesh however dictates what our past, sinful nature desires, and its end will always be misery and death. So how do we get our spirits to override our flesh? We must renew the part of us that controls our flesh, which is our mind. As we meditate on the Word of God, our minds are reprogrammed to follow after God's way of living. Now, when our re-born spirits and renewed minds are in agreement, they put that sinful nature to death and we are free to be led by our spirits into the abundant life God has for us. Be diligent to renew your mind to God's Word and let your spirit win the tug-of-war.