RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
MONDAY, 29TH AUGUST.
BE RULED BY THE WORD
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the
Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live (Romans 8:13).
As a child of God, you’re an ambassador of Christ. That’s how He sees
you. You’re His representative. That’s why it’s important that your
behaviour conforms to the Word. Be ruled by the Word. Don’t live
according to your flesh. Don’t be controlled by your emotions. Give no
place to carnality in your life. Be spiritually minded. Spend time on
the Word and yield yourself to the Holy Spirit to work through you.
Remember, He sees your heart; if you’re hungry for Him; if you’re
zealous and passionate for Him and the spread of the Gospel, He’ll see
to it that you’re a success in life. So, you’ve got to align yourself
with His thoughts. Let nothing stop you from living a life that’s
pleasing to the Lord. Let your life be to the praise and glory of the
One who called you.
Walk in the Spirit; the Bible says, “This I
say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the
flesh” (Galatians 5:16). Walking in the Spirit is walking in the Word;
living according to God’s Word. As long as you can have bitterness in
your heart, you’re not walking in the Spirit; as long as you’re still
involved in some worldly, carnal machinations, you’re not walking in the
Spirit.
Refuse to be body-ruled. Live beyond the senses, for
Christianity is life in the spirit. Don’t live in accordance to how you
feel; live in accordance to the Word. You’re not of this world; you’re
born of the Word. Jesus said, “I’m from above,” and so are you; you’re
from above. Therefore, “set your affection on things above, not on
things on the earth” (Colossians 3:2). Don’t think, talk, or act like
the world. Let the Word of God dominate your thinking and control your
life.
CONFESSION
I’m born of the Spirit, and I’m fully
yielded to His leading, guidance and control; I don’t fulfil the desires
of the flesh. I’m fulfilling God’s perfect will, and living out my
destiny in Him. I yield my spirit to Him only, to be instructed and
guided in wisdom to please the Lord in all things. Amen.
Further Study:
|| Galatians 5:22-25 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law. 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. ||
|| Romans 8:6-9 For to
be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life
and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is
not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they
that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh,
but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if
any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13,
Proverbs 1-2
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Colossians 4:10-18,
Jeremiah 15
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