CRUCIFYING THE FLESH

CRUCIFYING THE FLESH

Galatians 2:20    ²⁰ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Now that you live by faith in Christ Jesus who loves us and gave himself for us, we must crucify the flesh. Completely get the flesh out of the picture if you want to be God's servant and accomplish your mission.

The first step into the realm of the holy spirit is to get the flesh under control. Until you do God will not be able to use you in the manner He desires.

Romans 8:11-14   ¹¹ But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

¹² Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

¹³ For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

¹⁴ For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

We are not debtors to the flesh. After the transformation of the new birth we are debtors to the spirit. it was not the flesh that caused the new birth, it was not the flesh that brought Jesus to earth, it was the spirit of God that brought Jesus to earth.

The presence of God will not mix his presence with sin. It was the spirit of God the Holy Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead. This same Holy Spirit lives in you, so yield yourself to him.

Many believers yield themselves to the flesh and then ask: why aren’t things working out for me the glory of the death and burial of the flesh will cause a resurrection into a new life.

1 Corinthians 1:29    ²⁹ That no flesh should glory in his presence.

God's presence causes a reaction, people who mean business with God want the presence of God without limitations or boundaries. If the glory of God were to come in the way some Christians are praying for many would die.

Many are not willing to pay the price to get it. Every person has to pay a price to step into the fullness of God's presence. No one can pay that price for you. Not your parents or the pastor, you alone must pay the price of dying to self. Crucifying the flesh in the exchange of the fulness of God’s presence.

Matthew 26:41   ⁴¹ Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

The reason people are deceived much of the time is that the flesh lives by the five senses. Which is the world system and that causes the flesh to stay weak. Until the flesh is transferred into the new birth it will stay weak.

Romans 7:18   ¹⁸ For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

When you crucify self, the only thing that keeps you alive is the presence of God within you. Then when you walk, you do not walk as yourself, but as a representative of Christ Jesus the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.

You act right, talk right, look right, and walk right. People will see something different about you. This is what the world is looking for. Jesus gave himself so he could be used of God. This is supposed to be the Christians purpose, to be used of God.

Romans 13:14   ¹⁴ But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Make no provision for the flesh. Otherwise you will be lusting after the things of the world. You will end up with one foot in the spirit and the other foot in the world. Jesus calls that luke warm.

Most people want to have life in the realm of the spirit; however, the spirit world is an unknown realm to many Christians. To others it is where they live every day of their lives. We Christians are supposed to be more conscious of the spirit world than the place we call earth.

We are standing at the crossroad today. If we do not make a decision today to obey the word of the Lord tomorrow may be to late.

Jeremiah 32:27   ²⁷ Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?

God is the God of all flesh and there is nothing too hard for him. He is the creator of everything, nothing is impossible for God. He has a promise for your problems and the power to achieve it.

Joel 2:28   ²⁸ And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

This is after the day of the Lord. They had been at war, the day of the war had been very terrible, vs 18, then will the Lord be jealous for his land and have pity for his people.

Proverbs 8:35   ³⁵ For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

The way of life for the wise is high above the ones who follow the things of the world. Once we are transferred from natural to supernatural, we are to take no thought for our life.

All we need to do is believe on the son for everlasting life, for the words he speaks are spirit and life.

Hebrews 4:16   ¹⁶ Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

The age of grace we are in is coming to a divine conclusion. God's grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off. God's grace, his unconditional loving unmerited favor. God's grace is truly much more than we deserve and greater than we can imagine.

When God's word says my grace is sufficient for us believe it. All of heaven stands behind his word.

James 5:14-15   ¹⁴ Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

¹⁵ And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

When I pray for someone in a prayer line and see people sick and hurting, I know my hands can not heal them. I have no power in the flesh. I know my God and have seen His power, in the name of Jesus is this power. I have the authority to use this power, the will of God will never lead you where the grace of God cannot keep you.

2 Corinthians 12:9      ⁹ And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Even though God's grace is sufficient, we still need faith to be saved, because we are saved by grace through faith.

Matthew 9:28-30   ²⁸ And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

²⁹ Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

³⁰ And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

Jesus ask them: Do you believe I am able to do this? Then he said to the two blind men: according to your faith be it unto you. Go and be healed.

He didn’t say according to mercies or grace, he said according to your faith. According to your faith be it added unto you your supply from God comes to you in proportion to the level of faith you have to receive it. God expects his children to live by faith, God is still in the healing and prosperity business.

Matthew 10:7-8   ⁷ And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

If we ever expect to do God's work in its fulness, the flesh must be totally controlled by the spirit. if the flesh is involved in any shape or form it will cause fear and doubt. Freely we have received, freely give this is what the believer should be doing daily.

The test is whether or not we have the faith to receive this power and authority and to finish the mission we were called to do.

Hebrews 11:6   ⁶ But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

You can receive the blessing you desire from God only according to your faith. The greater your faith the more abundantly you can receive. With only a little faith you receive only a part of what you desire.

That is why without faith it is impossible to please God. our very salvation that brings us into right standing with God is given through faith.

1 John 5:4   ⁴ For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

If the flesh is in control you will walk without faith and you will be overcome by the world and the worlds deception. If you walk in faith in the spirit you will overcome the world.

This is how we receive faith. God's word says he will give you a measure of faith, that is to get you started. You get this measure at the time you get saved.

Notice according to this verse, God doesn’t give the measure of Faith to everyone. He gives it to everyone who is among us… born again.

It then becomes necessary for you to get into God's word so that your faith can increase, as your knowledge or understanding of the scripture grows. Jesus will develop a strong faith in you.

Act on and build on your faith today, so the windows of heaven can open a blessing to you.

THE ORDER OF FAITH

THE ORDER OF FAITH

In God’s divine order of faith, the first thing you must do is hold your ground. You must refuse to let doubt and fear enter into your consciousness.

Matthew 21:21   ²¹ Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

Doubt is like a thief; it will steal the word as fast as you receive it. It is a deception of Satan and has worked for him since the garden of Eden.

2 Timothy 1:7   ⁷ For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Fear cancels faith faster than you can build on faith. God didn’t give us fear because fear is not from God. Fear is a demonic spirit that keeps putting negative thoughts in your mind.

Ephesians 6:10-12    ¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹¹ Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Whatever you are standing for, continually pray and give praise and thanks to God for the answer.

Praise and thanksgiving are what keeps things moving along. That is what you do while the clock is ticking. While you are waiting for the manifestation of what you prayed for.

Psalms 67:5-6   ⁵ Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

⁶ Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

The depth of your praise will determine the magnitude of your harvest. Praise and thanksgiving will accelerate the time that it takes to supernaturally see the results.

You can get to a place in the game of life that you can get through life’s challenges by total emersion in God’s word.

Emersion means to rise up or out of, or come forth from no life to totally rising or being transformed through Gods word from natural to supernatural.

Make every prayer a statement of faith. Affirming that we already have, when we pray, and what we say after the amen is extremely important to the outcome. Victory and defeat are in what you say.

Proverbs 18:21   ²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

This is where the battle is won or lost, in the words we speak and declare. If Satan can steal your words and get you to doubt the manifestation of what you are asking for won’t come to pass.

1 John 5: 4-5   ⁴ For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

⁵ Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Hebrews 11:6   ⁶ But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

You cannot please God without faith because Gods kingdom and all plans at creation were founded and built on faith.

Every day we have to encourage ourselves in the Lord. We can make statements of faith as easy as statements of doubt and unbelief. It is our choice.

Matthew 12:36-37   ³⁶ But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

³⁷ For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

We are working in a word system. We have no choice that we are working in a word system. We however do have a choice of the words we speak. We can control the situation of what we speak.

It is thinking faith words, that leads us to victory. Believe you receive when you pray. Pray once and receive it by faith. Faith is now.

Matthew 6:6-8   ⁶ But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

⁷ But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

⁸ Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

If you pray seven times about the same thing, six times were in unbelief. Speaking unbelief nullifies your prayer.

Hebrews 11:1   Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

It means you either didn’t believe God the first time or you wasn’t’ sure he heard you or it didn’t manifest in the time you thought it should have.

Thank God for answering your prayer. Don’t dig up your seed thinking it didn’t work.

Start seeing yourself succeed, not fail. Decide what you want from God, locate scriptures of what you want from God.

Philemon 1:5-6   ⁵ Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

⁶ That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Three way of praying, through your love and faith toward Jesus and to your Christian brothers and sisters in Christ, that your communication of your faith may become effective.

Get those scriptures at least two or three, and firmly fix it down in your heart. Speak the promises, not the problem. Meditate on those scriptures.

When you tell God what you want, believe you already have it. You have to take it by faith; Grace gives, faith takes.

Romans 10:17   ¹⁷ So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Faith only comes from hearing, knowledge comes from reading, wisdom comes from the Holy Spirit. The hearing part is when you get discernment, this is when the Holy Spirit puts meaning of the truth in what you are hearing.

Once you pray, there are things you must do to receive the manifestation. Keep the word working, and refuse to allow fear or doubt to enter your consciousness.

Your conscious is part of your soul, or the thinking part of you. It is led by the Holy Spirit, when fear and doubt and unbelief come in, you will be able to know the difference between right and wrong.

See yourself with what you prayed for; get the vision on the inside of having what you prayed for. Make it words over matter. Not mind over matter.

Romans 13:14   ¹⁴ But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Make no provision for failing. Let every thought and desire affirm that you have already received what you prayed.

Never permit a mental picture of failure to enter your mind. Eradicate all thought of failure. Eradicate anything that does not contribute to your faith.

Luke 17:6   ⁶ And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

You can do all things with the smallest amount of faith. Hope is the foundation that faith builds on. The measure of faith is this biblical hope. Never loose this hope. When failure comes to mind cast it out, it is not of God.

All thought of failure must be removed. If a thought of failure comes into your mind just say, Devil that was not my thought, I cast it out in the name of Jesus.

Isaiah 26:3    ³ Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

You have to protect your mind. Our mind is the most important thing when it comes to our faith. We must keep our mind stayed on the word of God.

John 16:33   These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

The words of Jesus are of peace. The world will never give you peace, but Jesus says I have overcome the world.

Deal with your thought life, because it can defeat you, take control over your thoughts, think before you speak.

Thoughts are governed by observation, association and teaching. We have to guard ourselves against every thought of failure that comes into our mind.

When Joshua and Caleb spied in the promise land they were thinking, we will win this war, however the other 10 that came back were thinking failure.

Stay away from things and places that do not support your affirmation of success and that God has heard and answered your prayers.

Stay away from people even Christians that are always talking negative they will not support you in gaining your success.

Make plans as though they are already a reality. Money is not an object. If you can conceive it, you can have it.

You will never see the miracles and promises of God that will move you from the problem to the solution until you come to understand the divine order of faith.

1 Corinthians 14:40   ⁴⁰ Let all things be done decently and in order.

Everything of God has to be in line with His word. When you pray for a miracle you must move from the problem to the solution. There is only one solution, the divine order of faith.

Follow that set order and you will get the desired results you desire: ignore that divine order and you will end up frustrated and defeated.

To get that word into your heart where it can do some good requires more than just listening. It requires meditation.

The act of meditating is called meditation and it means to turn a subject in the mind. Be careful in doing this, don’t let this become a ritual. When your mind is open this way there will be two voices speaking.

If and when you have a problem, before you do anything else you must clearly define and understand the nature of the problem you are facing.

Is it spiritual, physical, emotional or financial? Whatever it is, the first step is conquering it. It is facing it head on and identifying what it truly is.

You might be surprised how many believers reach out in search of a solution to a problem they haven’t really pinpointed the root or the origin of the real problem. They know they have a problem but don’t know what to do with it.

I see people all the time people who are struggling to get free from their problems all the while they are listening to everyone and everything but Gods word. Yes, indeed if this is you, you really do have a problem. By asking people who aren’t in tune to Gods word what to do it is like asking an alcoholic how do I stop drinking.

If you have a problem, get in the word, seek Gods solution. Then pray asking Him for His solution to your problem.

Once you have released Gods power through faith filled words of prayer, believe that you received what you prayed.