He Comes to Kill

He Comes to Kill

When facing a thief with a gun in our houses or workplaces,

we think that if we give him all of our money,

then he will leave us alone and let us live.

Sometimes we have the same mindset when we meet Jesus.

We believe that if we give everything we have to the Lord,

and serve Him well, then He might just let us live.

But the point is this:

The Lord doesn’t come to steal, but to kill.

He is not after our possessions,

He is after our flesh—our old, sinful nature.

The Lord will use all of our daily struggles to kill our flesh.

Our good works and giving will not stop Him from doing this.

“Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it,

and whoever loses his life will preserve it”

(Luke 17:33).

It is very important to know that as we get closer to the Lord,

we get closer to the death of our flesh.

This should be great news to us.

He wants us to get close enough that He can kill our old nature,

which is thoroughly described in Galatians 5:19-20:

Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are:

adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,

idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies,

outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions… (NKJV).

The Lord not only wants to destroy sin,

He wants to kill the nature that carries these fleshly works.

As more of our old nature dies,

more of Jesus’ nature will live in us and flow out of us.

“He must increase, but I must decrease”

(John 3:30).

I believe that most of Jesus’ commandments were designed

to make our fleshly nature uncomfortable and eventually kill it.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’

“But I say to you, do not resist an evil person;

but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

“You have heard that it was said,

‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

“But I say to you, love your enemies…”

(Matthew 5:38-39, 43-44).

I used to think that if I obeyed Jesus I would become more holy.

Now I know that if I obey the Lord, my flesh will die.

I used to be afraid of anything that would bring discomfort to my flesh.

Now I welcome the idea because I see the fruits of dying to myself.

This is a process that takes time,

and if we allow Him to do it, He will make us more like Him.

Do Your work, Jesus Christ.

I am ready for You.

I love You, Jesus.