VOT: January 30, 2023-Stay humble so you do not stumble

VOT: January 30, 2023-Stay humble so you do not stumble
A Beautiful Spirit is better than a beautiful body because at the end of our journey on planet earth, our body has not power to enter into God’s residence.
Man is a Spirit, he possesses a Soul and lives in a physical Body which can be referred to as “The House”
It is clear that the physical body has no plans and can never ascend to Heaven, but yet does everything possible to try to stop man from ascending to Heaven where he originally came from. It prevents man in a subtle manner through outbursts, wrath, deception, anger, bitterness, lack of forgiveness, resentment and much more. Therefore, the onus is on us to be wise to subdue our flesh and avoid every Pride of life, lust of the eyes and lust of the flesh.
Therefore it is wise to attend more to our Spirit-man in total humility than our body. In as much as we have to take care of our physical body by eating the right food and maintaining it, it is more important to nurture our Spirit-man more by partaking and digesting the right spiritual food (The Word). When we walk in the Spirit and in obedience, our Spirit-man becomes “Beautiful” as we manifest the fruit of the Spirit. This must be our ultimate goal or good desire, to possess a “Beautiful Spirit” beyond “Beautiful Body” (flesh).
Our victory is in our faith in the Word of God. On the contrary, failure to stand on the Word of God and humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, can make such a person stumble or fall into the wicked hand of the adversary.
We must be sober and vigilant, staying focused on the Lord’s side so that our victory will be guaranteed through our Saviour, Jesus Christ. We must strive or work hard to ensure that our Spirit man is “Beautiful” and aligns with the Spirit of God, by walking in the Spirit.
We overcome by the Blood of the Lamb and by the Words of our testimony.
“Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭19‬-‭21‬ ‭NKJV‬‬:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.” Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭22‬-‭26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.
“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭12‬:‭11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬