¡°Having escaped the corruption that is in the world
through lust¡±(2 Peter 1:4).
Banish forever all thoughts of indulging the flesh if you want to live in the power of your risen Lord. It is tragic when a man who is alive in Christ dwells in the corruption of sin. ¡°Why seek ye the living among the dead?¡±(Luke 24:5). Should the living dwell in a tomb? Should divine life be buried in the grave of fleshly lust? How can we partake of the cup of the Lord and yet drink the cup of Satan? Surely you are delivered from open lusts and sins. Have you also escaped from the secret and delusive traps of the Satanic hunter? Have you escaped from slothfulness? Are you free from carnal security? Are you seeking day by day to live above worldiness, the pride of life, and greed? Remember, it is for this reason that you have been enriched with the treasures of God. Do not permit all the lavish treasure of grace to be wasted upon you. Follow after holiness; it is the Christian's crown and glory. An unholy church is useless to the world and has no esteem among men. It is an abomination, hell's laughter, and heaven's abhorrence. The worst evils which have ever come upon the world have been brought upon it by an unholy church. You are God's priest - act as such. You are God's king - reign over your lusts. You are God's chosen - do not associate with sin. Heaven is your inheritance. Live like a heavenly spirit, and you will prove that you have true faith in Jesus. There cannot be faith in the heart unless there is holiness in the life.