“Friend or Adversary?”
GREETINGS FROM THE TEMPLE …
“Friend or Adversary?”
When you hear these phrases: friend or adversary; with me or against me; win or lose; what one word comes to mind? Competition. Ok, so you can name a few more, but let’s talk about competition. Why? Because we live in a very competitive and challenging world.
Competitive world: workforce – music – entertainment (stage, film, writers, producers, directors, actors, etc.) – education – sports – politics – judicial and legislative. We have an election this year. Competition. Who do you vote for? Can you trust the candidate to be truthful?
Challenging world. People of the world are carnal minded. Pastor Brice has reminded us that the carnal minded goes against everything that God is about.
“The carnal minded can’t please God.” – Pastor Victor S. Brice.
“The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” – Romans 8:6 (NIV).
We, as a people, tend to want and cater to things that look good, smell good, taste good, and even sound good. This is called operating in the flesh. You may have a pretty or handsome spouse –the table you’re sitting at has delicious smelling food (so you automatically think it will taste good) – you may be listening to get up and dance music. However, all that looks, smells, tastes, and sounds good is not good.
“To be carnal minded is to be influenced by your flesh. It is a dangerous position to be in.” – Pastor Victor S. Brice.
Your pretty or handsome spouse is a cheater – that delicious smelling food tastes like wood (ok, I borrowed this from a song) – the music you’re listening to has cuss words. The moral to this story: the Devil knows how to disguise himself.
God is your friend – the Devil is your adversary.
Stay connected to God (tap in and win). Connected to the Devil (you snooze and lose).
Stay connected!
Solomon Temple Ministries International ~ Blogger ~ Othella Hill-Jordan
