7h • Biblical Studies
Daily devotion 1/20
“My Self Or Life With God”
“Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
~ Galatians 6:8-9 NIV
Stop for a moment and think about all the gifts and abilities found in the human race: creativity, industriousness, entrepreneurship, managerial ability, leadership, generosity, and many more. Some invest their gifts in the Kingdom of Heavenly Father God, while others invest in the kingdom of this world. The difference in using one’s gifts for oneself rather than for God is what the New Testament refers to as sowing to the flesh versus sowing to the Spirit. “Flesh” doesn’t necessarily mean “evil”; it basically refers to the priority of self above all whether for good or evil. Choosing self over God is called sowing to the flesh. Read and meditate today on Galatians 5:16-18.
When we read and study the New Testament books of our Bible we will see how clear about the outcomes of sowing to the flesh versus sowing to the Spirit. The former leads to “corruption” meaning eternal separation from God, while the latter leads to eternal life with God. “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). So we should daily ask ourselves : Am I living today for myself or for Christ?
“The wisdom of the flesh is always exclaiming against the mysteries of God.” ~ John Calvin
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
~Galatians 2:20 NIV
Amen…
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