“Desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby” (1 Peter 2:2).
One time a fellow came up to me and said, “Brother Copeland, I’ll tell you what my problem is. It’s my flesh.”
I said, “Well, overcome it.”
“But, you don’t understand!”
“No, but Jesus does,” I answered. “And He said He’s already overcome the world. So go get in the Word, pray, believe God and walk away from that problem. The power is within you to do it.”
Suddenly it hit him what I was saying. He stopped being hung up on the problem and started focusing on the answer.
That’s what you need to do. Quit seeing yourself defeated by your flesh and start seeing yourself like the Word says you are – raised up together with Jesus and seated with Him in heavenly places! (See Eph. 2:6).
Get your perspective on things from that heavenly position with Him.
Meditate in the Word and give your spirit man something to grow on. As 1 Peter 2:2 says, “Desire the sincere milk of the Word that you may grow. Then move on to the strong meat of the Word which belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil” (Heb. 5:14).
Bring your spirit man into ascendancy over your mind and your body. You’ll still have to fight the fight of faith to keep them in line. But if you’re walking in the spirit, you’ll win every time. With a healthy, Word-controlled, obedient body, you’ll be glad you did.
Speak the Word: I overcome the flesh by seeing myself as the Word says I am – raised up together with Jesus and seated with Him in heavenly places. (Eph. 2:6)
For Further Study: Ephesians 2:1-7
Daily Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 11-13; 2 Corinthians 4-5
Eagle Mountain International Church, Inc.
aka: Kenneth Copeland Ministries
For the last 50 years Kenneth and Gloria Copeland have been passionately teaching Christians all over the world how to apply the principles of faith found in God's WORD to their lives.
They have seven ministry offices around the world: United States, Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Ukraine and Latin America. Their God-given directive is to preach and teach the uncompromised WORD of God on every available voice, which is being accomplished through a variety of channels, including our Believer's Voice of Victory TV and radio broadcasts, podcast and magazine; Believers' Conventions, Victory Campaigns and Living Victory meetings; published books, website, and social media channels, to name a few.
With the expansion of technology, they have more work to do now than ever. They are determined to let the world know Jesus is LORD, and they are not slowing down anytime soon!