THE JOURNEY

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Text : 1Peter 2:11. 

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

If you are a child of God, then, you are a stranger here on earth. This place is not your permanent abode, you are on a journey, always live in the consciousness of this.

You must constantly remind yourself that you are a stranger  here on earth, a temporary resident whose true home is with God in heaven.

Everyday is a step further in the journey of life that should take you back to God. God has given everyone who comes to this earth his life time to journey back to Him. 

Each new day offers you another opportunity to press in on this journey of becoming more like Christ. 

There are many things waging war against your soul from journeying back to God. To make it home successfully,  you are to be on your guard. One way to be on your guard is to abstain from fleshly lusts- desires of the flesh.
Romans 13:14 says ... *put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

When you continually make provision for the flesh, it makes it fulfill the lust thereof, and this will eventually destroy the soul. As a stranger on earth, Apostle Peter warned that you abstain from fleshly lust. The only reason why you must abstain from fleshly lust is because it wages war against your soul.

Resolution and determination won't carry you too far in the fiercest battle and assault of the enemy against your soul.  To live a victorious life, you must be willing and ready to daily pass through this world as a pilgrim and stranger. 

For your soul to be totally free from the grip of this world and its sytem, you must truly pass journey through this earth as a stranger.

Always remember that no stranger or pilgrim will ever settle in the most beautiful hotel in Paris, all to neglect his beautiful home and family.

Bible Reading:

1 Peter1:1-11 

PRAYER FOCUS

1.) Father God, please help me to lean on you all through this year and beyond in Jesus name.

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