Sold Out
Sold Out
Self! Self! “Deny self ... take up ‘my’ cross, and follow...”!?!
What is self!?! What must I deny self? Why deny self?
Self!?! Self!?! Simply Earthly Limited Focus!
Word to ponder, “The carnal man is enmity against God...”
Self! Self is corrupt, carnal, sinful, selfish, self-seeking...;
Yes, self has to be crucified, if I am to be sold-out to Christ.
Self! Self makes me lie, steal, cheat, kill, hate, curse, disobey ...;
Self! Self hinders compassion, unity, empathy, obedience, purpose.
Self! Self leads to adultery, fornication, depravity, and such like.
Self! Self angers God, grieves the Holy Spirit, ‘re-crucifies’ Christ.
Yes, self has to be crucified, if I am to be sold-out outright..
Self! Self misleads, self misdirects, self influences, self controls;
“The things that I do not want to do, those things I do...;”
Yes, self has to be crucified, if I am to be sold-out to Christ.
I must deny self! I must “Set my mind on things above...;”
I can’t let self think, can’t let self control; “As I think, so am I.”
I don’t want to be carnal, luke-warm, and be “Spewed out...”
So, self has to be crucified, if I am to be sold-out to Christ.
Self! Beloved, self must die, if my life is to have real merit.
Then, and only then, can I truly walk, in the Holy Spirit;
End
By: Dion Penville
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