We Still Deal with Our Wayward Flesh, Part 1 (TMF:1722)

Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Peace to Live By: We Still Deal with Our Wayward Flesh, Part 1 (TMF:1722) - Daniel Litton
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       One way to look at living according to the flesh is to be full of all kinds of thinking habits and patterns that are incorrect, or which are ultimately sinful. I touched on this last week. Paul talked about the mind, how we are to have the mind of the Spirit. Going to Psalm 37, David says, “Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness” (Psalms 37:3, ESV). I think this verse here from David really captures what Paul is telling us here in Romans chapter 8. We are to trust in the Lord first, and then what? We are to do good. Both of these things are what living after the Spirit is all about. Trusting in God allows us to enter God’s rest. But, even though we may be in God’s rest, we still have to deal with our wayward flesh, and not to mention the spiritual forces that try to enhance our wayward flesh. Paul says we are to put these deeds, these fleshly desires, to death so that we can life real life.