Read Galatians 2:20
Observation: –
Consider another situation. The inward man is devoured by zeal. He wants to shout, but he does not find utterance. After speaking for a long time, he still seems to be circling around. The more he is burdened within, the colder he becomes without. He longs to speak, but he cannot express himself. When he meets a sinner, his inward man feels like weeping, but he cannot shed a tear. There is a sense of urgency within him, yet when he ascends the pulpit and tries to shout, he finds himself lost in a maze of words. Such a situation is most trying. The root cause is the same: the outer shell still clings to him. The outward does not obey the dictates of the inward: inwardly crying, but outwardly unmoved; inwardly suffering, but outwardly untouched ; full thoughts within, but without, the mind a seeming blank. The spirit has yet to find a way to pierce the shell.
Application
The breaking of the outward man is the first lesson for everyone who would learn to serve God. He who is truly used by God is one whose outward thought and outward emotion do not act independently. If we have not learned this lesson, we shall find our effectiveness greatly impaired.
Prayer
May God bring us to the place where the outward man is completely broken.Read
- The Lion of Judah roars as we worship Him. He inhabits your praises and comes to your rescue as you praise Him. Every time you praise the Lord His voice will
- Release power to calm the troubled waters of your life
- Power to decipher impossible situation so you can pass through
- Expose hidden agendas of darkness and splinter them as it does the cedars of Lebanon
- Cause every mountain-like situation that hinders progress to scamper away before you
- Cause the deserts and barren situations to be shaken and bear fruit
- Cause you to bring forth His purposes in this season
- Raise up a standard against every enemy flood – as the Lord sits on the flood as King forever.