“For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh; for they are opposed to each other to prevent you from doing what you would.”

When we are Born Again there has to be separation of Flesh and Spirit. The flesh must be Crucified, “I’ve been crucified with Christ, it’s no longer I that lives but Christ that lives in me”. Gal 2:20. You see, without dying to self-daily we will not understand God’s Word to the fullest.

He Jesus, also makes it clear that those who follow Jesus’ path are put on earth to serve. His followers’ service comes out of love for Him. “Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.”

The point is this: In the first coming of the Son of God into the world, we receive examples of his healing power. The full healing of all his people and all their diseases and disabilities awaits the second coming of Christ. And the aim of these examples, which we receive now, is to call us to Faith and Holiness.

John’s aim is that we see the complete knowledge, the heartfelt compassion, and the sovereign power of Jesus. This is how you get to know Jesus. This is how you build a relationship with Jesus. You meet Him here in His word. And you speak to Him.

“Worship is man’s full reason for existence. Worship is why we are born and why we are Born Again.

Here we are learning about Jesus, and we are learning about ourselves as well. He is compassionate and aggressive and surgical and relentless in his love. He knows all your past and all your present. Nothing is hidden from him. One person in the universe knows you completely

20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”