"... Communicating His Spirit ..."  

Wednesday 22nd June, 2022

TITLE: YOUR SPIRIT IS WILLING, BUT YOUR FLESH IS WEAK...

TEXT: MATTHEW 26:41

"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: THE SPIRIT INDEED IS WILLING, but the flesh is weak" 

 *SPIRITUAL NUGGET:* 

" BEFORE YOU GAIN MASTERY OVER YOUR FLESH, YOU MUST TAKE CONTROL FROM YOUR INNER MAN (SPIRIT), IF YOUR SPIRIT IS WEAK, YOUR FLESH WILL SUFFER IN CORRUPTION..."

 *LET'S GO DEEPER:* 

God knows that we won't be able to please HIM and walk with Him in the FLESH, that is why HE sent us the Holy Spirit. Because, the flesh is weak and corrupted to please God. You cannot walk in the power of the flesh and please God accurately, NO! That's impossible! FLESH cannot please and relate with SPIRIT. It takes the spirit to relate with SPIRIT, because Christianity is a walk of the Spirit. John 4:23-24 says, " For the hour has come for they that WORSHIP the Lord MUST WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH for the FATHER seeks for SUCH to worship Him..." This is why it is very important for us as Believers to give priority to the MINISTRY of the Spirit of God in our lives.

Because without you giving yourself to the things of the Spirit and the Holy Spirit, your Spirit-man (which is the real you) will be short of God's Spirit and power. So therefore, for your Spirit-man to stay empowered and strengthenend so that you can have dominion and control over your flesh, you must be highly connected to God's Spirit. YES!

For you to live a good Christian life, you must understand this secret and be able to walk with it. I mean, your flesh and will (Natural ability) is not enough to help you or walk with God. Flesh will fail. Zecharia 4:6 says, "It is not by MIGHT, nor by POWER, but by MINE SPIRIT saith the Lord..." For you to gain mastery and control over FLESHLY LUSTS AND weaknesses, you must first be empowered and strengthenend from within your Spirit-man.

Apostle Paul said, "For I PUT MY BODY (FLESHLY LUSTS AND WRONG DESIRES) UNDER CONTROL..." How? By bringing it under the influence and dominion of the Spirit. This is why you must always give yourself to the Ministry of the WORD OF GOD and PRAYER because these are the only raw material for building your Spirit-man and spiritual capacity. The more you inject God's Word into your spirit Man, the more of God's Glory and Presence that you will carry. The word of God and prayer is DESIGNED to increase God in your soul.

 *ACTION POINT:* 

There are things you give yourself to for your Spirit-man to be empowered and there are things you will give yourself to for your FLESH to be in control over your life. In other words, the more carnal you are, the more your Spirit-man grows weaker, but the more SPIRITUAL you become, the more your flesh dies. It is all about CHOICE.

It's either you Choice to be weak or to be strong. God wants you to stay strong and filled with His Spirit. Take advantage of the Ministry of God's Spirit in your life. May God's Spirit rest upon you STRONG in Jesus Name, Amen!

 *FURTHER STUDY:* 

Romans 6:1-16, 8:1-16, 2 Timothy 2:1-4, Galatians 5:16-23.

 *PRAYER:* 

Holy Spirit I submit myself to You. Help me to grow more in You in the Name of Jesus Christ.

 *BIBLE STUDY PLAN:* 

Jeremiah 40:10-end, Acts 23:10-end.