Spiritual workout

7/6/2009
Minister Watson
1Ti 4:8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Paul wrote the letter to Timothy. Timothy had grown up in the faith and knew the Lord. He became pastor of the church of Ephesus. Paul was training up the leaders and wanted to help Timothy with false prophets and ministries. Paul was saying there is no reason to work out the physical if the inside is not right. The body will be just dust the after life is the key.
We don't go to the gym to workout and exercise we go to church to do the same for HIM in the church.
Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
We need to walk all the time even when no one is looking. Whatever you feed more is going to win out in your life.
Sometimes we have spiritual eating disorders. Some have anorexia we don't eat at all. We have to pray for them. Some have bilemia. We receive it but then we don't like it and throw it back up.
2Co 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Now we are pulling down. Don't be mad at the person. Pray for that spirit that is leading them astray.
Psa 44:5 Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
We have to push and run on the tread mill. Jesus was strong. They Holy Spirit will lead you up the next step. We already have it won then we should be super confident in our victory.
A tea bad doesn't do anything unless there is some boiling water.
Heb 12:11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Isa 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
At first when we are saved we are all excited and we can run!! After awhile we start to realize life is still hard.