21 DAY DEVOTIONAL

KEY SCRIPTURE: GALATIANS  5:17;19-21 

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.

19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 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.

The Bible declares that there are two forces at war within you and the winner controls and dictates your life. One is the flesh and the other is the Spirit. People who have often allowed their flesh to win the war within have trouble even knowing that they are in the wrong. However, the Bible states many times that whatever starts within you will ultimately manifest externally, which is why you need to know how to identify the works of the flesh. Verses 19 through 21 state that the following are the works of the flesh:

• Sexual immorality

• Impurity

• lustful pleasures

• Idolatry

• Sorcery

• Hostility

• Quarreling

• Jealousy

• Outbursts of anger

• Selfish ambition 

• Dissension

• Division

• Envy

• Drunkenness

• wild parties

• and other sins like these.