Flesh vs. Spirit — #yHiShareto33

In every battle, there’s always a winner and a loser. Whether it’s basketball, the UFC, Tekken, or even a game of chess, there’s always two sides to every battle: someone wins, someone loses.

This is important to know in the Christian life because there’s a spiritual battle that happens every day and it’s not an easy one because of our sinful nature.

On one side, you have the flesh — our selfish desires, comfort and wants.

On the other, there’s the Spirit — our Helper that directs our path, the One that teaches us to be selfless, and the One who knows what we really need.

Galatians 5:16 says this, “16 I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

If we allow our flesh to win, we gratify ourselves. If we allow the Spirit to win, we glorify God in our lives.

Jerrel’s life is a story of grace. He got sucked in a world of immorality and worldliness and had so much desire to get recognition and popularity. Fame and fortune was the goal but God had other plans. Only Jesus can change a life around and he experience such grace and forgiveness.

Jesus sanctifies us every day through the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives, but our sinful nature fights for power as well, leading to our flesh being the main antagonist we face until we are called into our eternal home in heaven. We can’t relax in this life. We can’t allow our flesh to win. This is not about perfection, but clamoring for sanctification.

Jesus has already overcome the world. We need to believe in the victory we have in His Name moment by moment. And if we truly align with Him through His Word and total dependence on the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives, we will finish well by His glorious grace alone.