Relevant

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So when I saw this image this morning, I knew this one that Youversion had put together was spot on. This image, of a TV set showing a Bible verse, looks like output from an old Commodore 64. I think it is an apt reminder that what we put into our mind always has an output. If you eat, breathe, and drink violence, harm to others, addictive behaviors and so on, it will be reflected in your actual behavior. You cannot drink poison and believe it won’t affect you.

As I mentioned yesterday, the mind is the battlefield between the flesh and the spirit, and the temptations of the flesh, though redeemed by Christ, still war against the promptings of the Spirit. The one who wins, as the old saying goes, is the one you feed. You feed the temptations of the flesh by giving in to them, and committing sin. You “feed” the spirit by spending time with Him, the Holy Spirit, both in reading the word, in prayer, and other spiritual disciplines.

So the choice is really yours. Don’t waste it.

Heavenly Father, again I come to you, woefully inadequate for the task at hand. I am bring nothing to this particular table, but yet, it’s not about who I am, but about who You are. Though I am inadequate, I am a child of God. Though I fail, in You I have success. Lord I bring all that I am to You to use at Your will. Help me to stand, so that I may offer to others what You’ve freely given to me. Thank You Jesus. Amen.