God’s Purpose Now: God Consumes Our Flesh

Removing our flesh is His job, not ours, and He is always working on this. Our flesh is the only thing that truly stands in the way of our resting and relaxing in our new identity, and it is the only thing that interferes with God’s life working in and through us. He’s got His own time-table, and we can rest assured that He’s working on what’s most important to Him, though it may not be what we want Him to be working on. It’s also reassuring to know that by the time He makes us aware of an aspect of the flesh He’s working to consume, the vast majority has already been dealt with, so we’re involved only in the bonfire of victory. God’s Purpose Now: God Teaches Us How To Walk In Freedom God’s purpose is to teach us to walk in freedom from the influence of the world, our flesh and the devil. That doesn’t mean that He removes us from their influence, or that He removes them from this earthly realm. It does mean that as we learn to walk in confident victory day-by-day we become impervious to their influence, like brushing the dirt off of our shoes. What Hinders God’s Purpose Now? Nothing! He will not let anything stand in His way! Our soul, even our will, is not stronger than God. Who we truly are — spirit — has already given God permission to do whatever He wants to do, and is actively cooperating with God’s dealings in our lives. So even when we want Him to stop, or are feeling like we can’t go on, it is just our soul resisting change. How Do We Join God In Accomplishing His Purpose? Learning to walk in the Spirit is not as hard as it is sometimes made out to be if we remember that God is the one doing the teaching. If it were up to us to learn, we’d be hopeless. But God Himself is providing everything we need to join Him in His purposes now.