Distractions…
“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” Galatians 5:24 (ESV). What are the things that distract us from God’s best for us? John Calvin wrote “Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.” It’s the overwhelming distractions all around us called sin. Some call it the gray matter, some call it the dark flashes and it is the amusement that entertains and diverts one to a wider path in life. Here, Paul declares the sufficiency of the Holy Spirit to deal with the fleshly desires by pointing the way to obedience and victory. “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified” not done “to us” but “by us”, as we are too constantly "nail it to the cross," the things we
“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” Galatians 5:24 (ESV). What are the things that distract us from God’s best for us? John Calvin wrote “Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.” It’s the overwhelming distractions all around us called sin. Some call it the gray matter, some call it the dark flashes and it is the amusement that entertains and diverts one to a wider path in life. Here, Paul declares the sufficiency of the Holy Spirit to deal with the fleshly desires by pointing the way to obedience and victory. “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified” not done “to us” but “by us”, as we are too constantly "nail it to the cross," the things we