Oct 23.97: Light For The Day - "Inner Conflict"

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control. Against such there is
no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus
have crucified the flesh with its passions and
desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk
by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit, no
provoking of one another, no envy of one another." 
-- Galatians 5:22-26 (RSV)

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"Inner Conflict" 

Christ can rid you of inner conflict. Man without God
is always torn between two urges. His nature prompts
him to do wrong, and his conscience urges him to do
right. Antagonistic desires and crossed-up emotions
keep him in a state of personal instability. Medical
men have almost concluded that this conflict is the
basis of much physical breakdown and nervous
collapse. Many doctors now believe that among the
contributing causes of the common cold are stress,
tension, and inner conflict. 

Paul must have been in the midst of such a personal
civil war when he cried, "What an unhappy man I am! 
Who will rescue me from this body that is taking me
to death?" (Roman 7:24). Then he answer his own
question when he said, " I thank God through Jesus
Christ our Lord." (Ro 7:25).

Prayer:
Only Your Holy Spirit, Lord, can control my innermost
feelings. Help me to be conscious of Your presence
this day.

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"for if you live according to the flesh you will die,
but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of
the body you will live." -- Roman 8:13 (RSV)


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