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Monday, January
11, 2010
The Biggest Loser
John 3:30-31 He must increase, but I must
decrease. (31) He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the
earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is
above all. (KJV)
Have you ever seen that show where those
that lose the most weight are actually considered winners? Sound familiar?
Well it should, because what we see take place on that show is similar to
what takes place to all those that are born into the realm of the Spirit, a
new and total transformation. Your life of excess in the flesh, the fallen
realm of this earth, is replaced with a new life from above by discarding
and doing away with any unhealthy excess of the flesh which hinders your
new life in Christ.
Hebrews 12:1-2 Wherefore seeing we also
are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside
every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run
with patience the race that is set before us, (2) Looking unto Jesus the
author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him
endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand
of the throne of God. (KJV)
You know, when starting a new exercise
regimen the first thing they do is weigh in, to see how much needs to be
discarded. Now they don’t recommend you try to lose it all over night;
however, you patiently work out a goal that will help you achieve your
weight loss in a healthy, effective manner. Starting a new exercise program
at first can be tough, and you will find that because of the excess weight
it is hard to run very far at all without getting tired out. However, that
all changes once you replace the fat with muscle, or should I say replace the
carnal with something Spiritual.
Colossians 3:8-10 But now ye also put off
all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of
your mouth. (9) Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old
man with his deeds; (10) And have put on the new man, which is renewed in
knowledge after the image of him that created him: (KJV)
Hey one of the first things that we need
to do with a new Spiritual regimen is to get rid of all the old junk food that
we have been ingesting, and replace it with some healthy doctrine. In order
to be a new man in Christ you are going to have to see a new man in the
mirror, and keep that picture alive and well in your walk.
Matthew 16:24-26 Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up
his cross, and follow me. (25) For whosoever will save his life shall lose
it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. (26) For
what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own
soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (KJV)
Interesting isn’t it when you see how
things work in the realm of the Spirit, the more we lose the better off we
are. Our life from this point forward should be one of retraining, getting
rid of the old excess weight so that a new healthy child of God can
manifest. The biggest loser; well, the more I am willing to lose my life,
the more room it makes for someone else to take over and have His way.
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