The Flesh Dies Daily

In an over simplification of the Pauli Exclusion Principle, it states that no 2 things can occupy the same space. This being true, when we give our lives over to Christ either our flesh or His spirit must die in us. They cannot survive together in the same place. The only question is which one will survive, if it’s you then your sinful flesh will rule your life. If Christ survives, all the promises of scripture come to pass in your life.

God’s Compassion

Mark 8 ² “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. ³ And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.

There are 12 other places in the gospels that talks of Jesus compassion for people who are hurting and in each one is showing the compassion of the “Father” for all of us. IN Mark 8 He is feeding the 4000 because he is concerned of them passing out on the way home since they have been 3 days without food.

In Luke 10 ²⁹ But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ³⁰ Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. ³¹ Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. ³² So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³ But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. ³⁴ He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. ³⁵ And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ ³⁶ Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” ³⁷ He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

Jesus is showing the compassion of the “Father’ for the poor and the broken.

Given these examples why do we worry about any type of provision for our lives? Just in the Gospels alone we are shown repeatedly how He will provide for any and all situations that arise in our lives because He has compassion on His creation (US, Humans, You, Me, all of US). There is so much that “Father” wants us to see but we are blinded by what we think is going around us and we worry over these things, instead of concerning ourselves with the things of God. It’s time we all stop worrying over the pettiness of this world and start worrying over the things “Father” wants for our lives. Take the time today to seek Gods throne and what He would have you do for HIM instead of worrying over what you will wear or eat or getting hurt. He has compassion on all of us. Lean on Him and all is possible.

Fear of the Lord

To fear the Lord means to respect who He is, what He says, and what He does. It is not the cringing fear of a slave before a master but the loving reverence of a child before a father, a respect that leads to obedience. “The remarkable thing about fearing God,” said Oswald Chambers, “is that when you fear God you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God you fear everything else.(Be Patient, Weirsbe)

This statement being true can it then be said that not fearing God is the root cause of anxiety and depression? I personally believe we can fear God in certain areas of our lives yet retain our pride in other areas and in so doing we cause ourselves great emotional distress. Even though we love God and seek to follow Him have we truly given all to Him in reverence and fear as the word tells us to?

Power Prayer

When we pray who do we pray to?? Do we pray to a God who thinks we may or may not deserve what we are asking for?? Do we pray to a God who does not care about what we want or in many cases need?

Matthew 6:25–33 (ESV)

Do Not Be Anxious

²⁵ “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? ²⁷ And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? ²⁸ And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, ²⁹ yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ³⁰ But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? ³¹ Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. ³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

If God knows our needs and already agreed to meet them why do we pray with an attitude of God probably wont give me this cause I do not deserve it? IN the very next chapter Jesus says:

Matthew 7:7–11 (ESV)

Ask, and It Will Be Given

⁷ “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ⁸ For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. ⁹ Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? ¹⁰ Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? ¹¹ If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Look at all the things God promises to give!! Now we all know this is contingent on our relationship being perfect with Christ right??? WRONG!! Please show me anywhere in this passage that Jesus said so long as you are in perfect relationship with me.. None of us have this type of relationship cause we would have to be perfect to have it. The ONLY requirement is in Mat 6:33 SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD……. Seek to do Gods will before you think of yourself and He will happily add all these things unto you. You seek His kingdom in prayer and in your heart attitude. NOT in words. Once we do this then we must learn to forgive our pasts..yes I said we must forgive our own pasts cause God did the moment you sincerely asked.

We hesitate to think we deserve things because WE know what we were and what we think and what our desires are that we think no one knows about. God knows all of it. And yet He still called you into salvation which means to HIM you are worthy to be given all the things you need and desire within His will. What is His will?? Seek first the kingdom! It truly is that simple. So stop complicating it and start seeking Gods face on those things you need and desire right after you set your heart on what HE wants more than what you want.