For if you live according to the flesh you will die,
but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body,
you will live.
Romans 8:13 ESV
Living life according to the flesh... leads to death...
By living according to the Spirit... you put to death the deeds of the body...
This is living...
To follow the Spirit... puts to death... kills... the works... deeds... of the flesh...
The Holy Spirit... He will not live at peace... with the desires... will... of the flesh...
For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit,
and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh,
for these are opposed to each other...
Galatians 5:17 ESV
How often do we confuse the things of this world...? the things of the flesh...? as life...?
The things of the world that feed our flesh... only make us hungrier for the things that do not satisfy...
They cannot fill... they are not life...
Jesus... by the Spirit... is the only One who can lead us into life...
"...I came that they may have life
and have it abundantly. ..." ---Jesus
John 10:10 ESV
But how odd... that for now... we have this Spirit in flesh... two totally incompatible beings...
No wonder we struggle...
The key is to remember the true source of life... learn to discern... what truly leads to life... and what leads to death...
And the blessing...?
By following the Spirit... living according to Him... we don't have to kill ourselves... He does it for us...
Following Him... increases His presence... and power... in our life... while decreasing that of the flesh... and its deeds...
...choose this day whom you will serve...
Joshua 24:15 ESV
Flesh... or... Spirit...
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