TRIUMPHING OVER THE EFFECT Of LIVING IN THE FLESH – THE FIVE SENSES: THE LUST OF THE FLESH – THE LUST OF THE EYES – AND THE PRIDE OF LIFE!
Knowingly or unknowingly, TRIUMPH and TRIUMPHING is a default DONE DEED for every believing child of God in Christ Jesus stead.
“Now thanks be unto God, WHICH ALWAYS CAUSETH US TO TRIUMPH IN CHRIST, and maketh manifest the SAVOUR of his knowledge by us in EVERY PLACE” 2 Corinthians 2:24.
And the Scripture wants every Believer in Christ Jesus to LIVE and WALK in the SPIRIT of TRIUMPH, so that they can mortify (crucify) – put to death – the lusts and affections of the flesh – five senses.
“This I say then, WALK in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh . . . 24 And they that are Christ’s have CRUCIFIED the flesh with the AFFECTIONS and LUSTS. 25 If we LIVE in the Spirit, let us also WALK in the Spirit” Galatians 5:16, 24-25.
The scriptural context thus indicates that we need to do life and live within the sphere of the Holy Spirit leads and guides, by the WORD of God, through our human spirit (Proverbs 20:27; Job 32:8; Job 33:4; Genesis 2:7). This is what makes one a spirit or spiritual being – a sphere to make you live TRIUMPHANTLY far above just being a human being but as a spiritual being, otherwise a supernatural being that’s Empowered by the Holy Spirit that dwells within you.
For you are created as a BEING not to BEEN. Indicating there’s no place of vacuum to God, in God or with God in the Kingdom cause in order to exercise your place as a BEING of God.
And FAITH in God is the mystery of COMMUNICATION to God as a BEING – that’s the only possible channel, in order to enhance one to exercise the sphere of a BEING (1 Timothy 3:9), and FAITH is the resultant and consequence of the HEARING, the HEARING of the WORD of God (Romans 10:17).
So, to FELLOWSHIP with God, in order to enhance the RELATIONSHIP with God, there’s no sphere place for a VACUUM. Thus indicates that one can’t commune with God outside His WORD for any reason, otherwise there will be satanic interference (Matthew 12:43-45). And to commune with God is about LIVING and WALKING in the Spirit – which is of your spirit and in the truth – the Word of God (John 4:19-24).
The consequential problems of living outside the sphere of the Spirit leads and guides, is living and walking in the FLESH – in the sphere of FIVE SENSES which are these:
** Hear/Hearing
** See/Seeing
** Taste/Tasting
** Smell/Smelling
** Feel/Touch Feeling/Touching
Sadly enough, there is EFFECT – and are EFFECTS – of living in the sphere of the FLESH – FIVE SENSE.
These EFFECTS are these (Genesis 3:1-6; Luke 4:1-13; 1 John 2:15-17):
*** The LUST of the EYES
*** The LUST of the FLESH
*** The PRIDE of LIFE
These EFFECTS was shown at the beginning by Mrs. Eve and Mr. Adam at EDEN for which they fell out in Faith with God.
These EFFECTS shows up again before Jesus during His Holy Spirit led fasting and praying at the TEMPTATION mountain. And Satan was defeated with the flesh Introductory scheme.
Sadly today, these EFFECTS are still at work and hooves around, looking for who will fall to its sword. Will you let it take root in you as many have falling victims over and over again? I hope not.
Unlike Eve and Adam, Jesus TRIUMPH over these five senses EFFECTS by the simple statements – IT IS WRITTEN. Meaning, NO WORD, NO TRIUMPH. Otherwise it will be Magic, Sorcerer, Traditional dogmas, falsehoods, adulteration, Man-made believes, denominational by-law and creeds, and such like.
Therefore, lets TRIUMPH, by LIVING and WALKING in the Spirit by the WORD of God, that we might not fulfill the DEEDS – EFFECTS – of the FLESH.
SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!
BE BLESSED.
SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:
“Now thanks be unto God, WHICH ALWAYS CAUSETH US TO TRIUMPH IN CHRIST, and maketh manifest the SAVOUR of his knowledge by us in EVERY PLACE” 2 Corinthians 2:24.
“Holding the MYSTERY of the FAITH in a pure conscience” 1 Timothy 3:9.
“This I say then, WALK in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh . . . 24 And they that are Christ’s have CRUCIFIED the flesh with the AFFECTIONS and LUSTS. 25 If we LIVE in the Spirit, let us also WALK in the Spirit” Galatians 5:16, 24-25.
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the LUST of the FLESH, and the LUST of the EYES, and the PRIDE of LIFE, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever” 1 John 2:15-17.
“. . . 6 And when the woman SAW that the tree was GOOD for FOOD, and that it was PLEASANT to the EYES, and a tree to be DESIRED to make one WISE, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat . . .” Genesis 3:1-7.
“The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth” John 4:19-24.
Further Scriptural Reading: Genesis 3:1-7; Mathew 4:1-11; Luke 4 :1-13; James 4:1-3; Romans 10:6-10; Habakkuk 2:4; Hebrews 10: 23, 35-39; Galatians 3:11; Mark 11:20-24; Proverbs 20:27; Job 32:8; Job 33:4; Genesis 2:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12-13.
REV. CHUKIE MORSI