DYING TO THE FLESH

Man’s fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless.(Eccl.3:19)

Flesh is only able to live in the past or the future. It can neither understand nor appreciate the present. Because of this, the flesh can never carry out justice because it only works through experiences. The sense of yesterday's guilt and tomorrows apprehension leads to despair making the preacher say that there is no difference between man and animal. In the flesh the purpose of life is lost because eternity is hidden in the NOW.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end(Eccl3:10)

On the other hand, those who walk in the Spirit and are dead to the flesh are able to fully participate with God in the miracle of the present. This is because God is not worried about tomorrow and is not hindered or dictated by what happened yesterday. Dying to the flesh releases a soul to enjoy the adventure of walking with God!