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The Old Man Is Dead

Romans 6:12-13 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. As born again Christians, the old man is dead. We are a new creation. The old man may try to resurrect but God has given us grace not to allow ourselves to yield to him. we have to yield ourselves to the new man. It is very easy to go back to our old nature, therefore we should always be alert. We need to be careful of our thoughts and our actions. It is advisable to always be in connection with God. Without Him it is absolutely impossible to keep the old man down. This week I encourage you to allow yourself to be led by God and not to ignore Him. Be blessed and remember to yield yourself to righteousness (Christ)

Time

Ecclesiastes 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: There is a time for everything. As people it is important not just do things. we need to do things at the right time. We should be careful not to do things just because we want to please someone. If it is not the right time to do it don't do it. We must be careful not to do things because we don't like a situation that we maybe in, this may lead to premature spiritual growth. We should wait for God to say "now is the right time." We must be careful not to judge people according to a season they are going through because there is a time for everything. Seasons change. We must be careful not to describe ourselves according to the season we are going through. we have to look to God for descriptions. He knows who we are regardless of what may be going on. Be blessed and remember there is a time for everything and the only person who can tell us the correct time to do

Sowing and Reaping

Galatians 6:7-9 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not There is a law that God has put in place and that is a law of sowing and reaping. This obviously is not only about finances. It includes a lot of things, it may be the way we relate to others and the way we relate to God etc. Paul here was especially speaking about the fact that if we sow to the flesh we will reap corruption and if we sow to the spirit we will reap life everlasting. He was not speaking about finances. If we sow to the spirit (live according to the word) we will reap all the good spiritual fruits like peace and joy and eventually enter heaven and be given crowns. on the negative side, we can sow to the flesh (do as we please and ignor

Who's laws do you exalt

As we grow, there are many rules and laws that we make up for ourselves. We make this rules for many reasons. We make rules to protect ourselves, to make money, to fit into society, to feel safe e.t.c. God has provided us with rules or laws in the form of the Bible. He can also communicate with us directly. Sometimes we refuse to let go of our rules because we just don't trust God. We are so attached to our own way of doing things and when God advises us to change our ways, we refuse. Let us talk to God and ask Him which rules or laws does He want us to change. God will never do anything just for the sake of hurting us. Everything he does is for our own good. I encourage you today to ask God for courage to change. Courage to do things His way and to trust Him.