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So it’s Tuesday. The old Norse called it Tyr’s Day. Tyr was the god of war, so it seems appropriate that we go to war today, against our own thoughts. You see we have a battle going on constantly in our heads over who gets to run the body. On the one hand is the high-minded and righteous blood-cleansed spirit given aid and comfort by the Holy Spirit who has chosen to dwell within us once we had come to faith and been baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
And the there’s the opponent. The old man, the corrupt flesh that still plagued us with its desires and “needs”. It plagued us with its needs because its needs call for no righteous solution, but by any means necessary. Sex is needed. Food is needed. Clothes are needed. Sleep is needed. Air is needed. But the flesh doesn’t care that there are good and righteous ways to acquire each of these. The flesh wants what it wants. The desires of the flesh run counter to the desires of the spirit. Thus we are at war with our flesh and the tempting thoughts it produces.
“Do you see that nice-looking lady over there? Do you see her? Doesn’t she look nice?”
“Don’t even go there brain. I am happily married to a wonderful woman who satisfies me and I her. I have no need for anyone else. Besides, you’ve seen enough broken marriages, hard-hearted children and evil consequences resulting from such thoughts. God doesn’t want this, and neither do I.”
“Alright, alright, all I am saying is that she looks nice. Jeesh!”
It’s a never ending battle. Always be on your toes.
God bless you today.
Meritt Musings 