THE CARNAL MAN
Memorise: God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24
Read: 1st Corinthians 9:24-27, (KJV)
24 Know ye not that
they which run in a race run all, but one
receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate
in all
things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we
an
incorruptible.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not
as one that
beateth the air:
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection:
lest that
by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself
should be
a castaway.
Bible in one year: Isaiah 8-10, Psalms 32
MESSAGE
If you want to do great exploits for God you have to rise
above your carnal mind because no serious exploit can be done in the flesh. One
of the things responsible for the miraculous events in the early church is that
everything was done in the atmosphere of God’s spirit. This is why we need to
thirst for more of His presence in our midst if we want an outpouring of His
spiritual blessings. It takes the Spirit of God for one to have access to
deeper revelations of God.
Open Heavens 11 August 2016: - The carnal man
“For through him we both have access by one spirit unto the
father.”
Ephesians 2:18
Anyone who wants to experience and encounter the glorious
presence of God must be ready to let go of the flesh and allow the Spirit of
God, which is the Spirit of Truth to take over. The carnal man is manipulated
by his emotions and thinking. The carnal man is vulnerable to lust. The carnal
man cannot understand the things of the spirit. The carnal man is always a
victim of strife and questionable actions. The carnal man will always be found
in questionable environments and circumstances, but the man allows the Spirit
of God to dwell in him will always be sensitive to the leading of the spirit.
To effectively deal with the problem of carnality, wisdom
demands you take it from the root. A tree that is cut down but not uprooted
will grow again; it is only a matter of time. The only time you can be assured
of permanent victory over the flesh is when you uproot the carnal man from its
root. The moment you turn on the light, darkness automatically ceases. There is
a need for you to turn on the Spirit man, who is nourished through a life of
holiness and consecration to the Almighty God. As long as the Spirit is in
charge, you cannot be defeated. You remain a champion and everything that is
not of God will keep its distance from you, but the moment you give the carnal
man a little attention, it begins to take over again. The best way to deal with
the carnal man is to flee from every appearance of evil. One of my spiritual
sons once told me that anytime it is Friday, he was always looking forward to
the weekend being over because he wanted to be in the office on Monday. He was
always looking forward Monday mornings because of his Secretary in the office
whom he had grown fond of. I told Him that he was playing with a cobra in his
bed and at anytime, the cobra could bite him. I asked him to kill the cobra
once and for all by sacking the secretary that was unknown to him, feeding his
flesh to destruction. Out of wisdom, he heeded my counsel and sacked his
secretary, who in turn verbally insulted him and all those who had advised him.
After she left, my son found peace in his spirit. Anything done with the carnal
mind will always bring problem and fear, but where the Spirit of God is, there
is liberty and rest of mind. Are you toying with sin? Repent and come to Jesus
for restoration. Are you in the company of those who will feed your flesh?
Return to Jesus, His grace will overcome the works of the devil. Obey His Word,
walk closely with Him and you will see yourself exercising victory over
weaknesses.
Prayer Point
Father, mortify every deed of the flesh in my life in Jesus’
name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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