Let Us Yield To The Spirit Of Christ

 Before we were saved, we had one single, sinful nature, the 'in-Adam' fleshly nature which is at enmity with God. But at our rebirth, we received a new, second godly nature,  the 'born again' spirit of man. We were given a new 'in-Christ' spiritual nature that is eternally united with our Savior, at peace with God, and clothed in the righteousness of Christ so that we may not do the things that we please.
 But from the moment that we became a Christian, the old fleshly nature started to conflict with our new Christ-like spiritual nature, for the flesh lusts against the spirit, and our new spiritual born-again Christ-nature lusts against the old fleshly  nature within.
 Instead of removing our old Adamic 'flesh', God in His grace came to dwell in our mortal frame.  Although our 'fleshly' nature will continue to be in opposition to our new human 'spirit' during our journey through life, we are instructed to yield to the Holy Spirit of God: "For greater is He that is in us that he that is in the world."
 When yielded to the Holy Spirit, our human spirit will grow in grace. It will mature and ripen through the work of the Holy Spirit.
 Let Us Yield To The Spirit Of Christ so that we may not do the things desired by the flesh, but be increasingly transformed into the person that God wants us to be.
Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, we know that we are weak and that our fleshly nature lusts against the new Christ-like nature that we received as a free gift of grace, when we first trusted Christ as Saviors. We pray that we would make the right choices and not yield to the old sin nature but submit to the leading and guiding of the Holy Spirit within. Help us to grow in grace and mature in the faith, to Your praise and glory. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN.