The Oklahoma preacher bumped into an old Cherokee gentleman who had recently become a believer:
“How’s your Christian faith?”
“It’s a battle. There are two dogs inside me fighting all the time.”
“Which dog is winning?”
“Depends on who I feed the most.”
Isn’t that great? You can ‘FEED’ the natures inside you: You can fill your mind with bad things and your life will be corrupted, or you can fill your mind with God’s word and your life will be purified.
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. He who sows to his own flesh shall, from the flesh, reap corruption. But he who sows to the spirit shall, from the spirit, reap eternal life. Therefore, do not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall reap, if we do not grow weary” Galatians 6:7-9.
Dog fights are brutal and bloody. What about the battles inside a Christian? Paul said every Christian may feed the flesh and reap corruption, or he may feed the spirit and reap eternal life.
How might we feed the flesh? By committing all the sins flesh enjoys, from gluttony to laziness to lust to “feasting our eyes” on harmful images, negative stories, music, and more.
Someone wrote that “TV makes so much money at its worst, it has no motivation to become its best.” The internet is the same way—it will never achieve its amazing potential, not when it is a billion-dollar porn factory, polluting minds and getting rich as fast as possible.
How can we “sow to the spirit”? By reading, studying, and memorizing the word.
God promises His word will “not return void,” but will ALWAYS pay off. Worship, fellowship, service, prayer, praise, and thanksgiving are also excellent ways to “invest” in your spirit.
God, set off alarms in our minds when we sow to our flesh and corrupt ourselves. Make us more aware of the evil influences all around us. Teach us to sow good things!
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