Bible Verse of the Day Wednesday February 8th, 2023

 

Galatians 6:8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Numerous definitions connect with the word flesh; however, this scripture passage refers to the old sinful nature passed down from our first parents, Adam, and Eve. God placed Adam over all His creation, the animal, birds, and fish of the sea. When Adam and Eve fell for Satan's deceit, as he attempted to discredit God's Word, sin came into the world. From that point forward, humanity would be born spiritually dead in trespasses and sin. At that point, the human body would also deteriorate and physically die.  

 

No matter how good they seem, any works of human flesh become rejected by God. We do not have anything in and of ourselves that God needs. There is only one way that humanity can come back into God's good graces: to become part of the new creation, where Christ Jesus is the head, our creator, our Lord and Savior, and our redeemer. When we accept Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior and experience salvation by grace through faith, any good works must be in and through our new nature that comes only through Christ Jesus. When we come to Jesus and receive salvation by His Grace, God does not look upon all our old sinful nature. After our redemption from the sinful nature, we inherited from Adam and Eve, God rejects the old person, and we can then bring honor and glory to the name above all other names, Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:9). 

 

The result of sin in our lives will lead to spiritual deterioration. Furthermore, if we live our lives for all the worldly fame and fortune we can acquire, it will amount to nothing towards our eternal life. The difference between a temporally concentrated life, and an eternal consecrated life is that the former is spiritual thoughtlessness. Some people work in the service of God for the glory they can bring upon themselves. In this scenario, we would be serving humanity, not serving God. Then when the applause dies out, they concede and capitulate. Finally, they choose to move into a spiritual retirement because people do not appreciate what they have been doing.  

 

There are extravagances and superfluities that we cannot afford to seek after. For example, we must never attempt to serve Christ Jesus and His ministry if we are out of fellowship with God. In that case, there might be people that hold us up in high esteem, but the only thing that is significant and pertinent is what God thinks of our service. Let us all follow the leading and guiding of the Holy Spirit so that we might live our lives in humble obedience and compliance to God and His ways. In doing so, we might propagate to the spirit for the honor, praise, and glory of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.