“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
This is a strict command, which is repeated in almost every epistle. We are not only instructed and encouraged, but commanded to watch for the enemy. He is everywhere, and as it says in 1 Peter, he prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. As we know, his purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy, with the language of lies. As long as we keep watch we’ll know him when he comes, and the more time we spend with Jesus, the more He’ll open our eyes to the lies of the enemy as we’re more familiar with the Truth of Christ.
The prayer is the most important, as this will give us wisdom, discernment, and knowledge, as well as keeping us filled with the Spirit, which is who will keep us protected and safe on the path of righteousness. We must remember that we’ll continue on this path as long as we remain filled with the Spirit (that’s a continuous command as well—to be continuously BEING filled). Crucifying ourselves on a daily basis is crucial to allowing the Spirit do his work; as the Word says, our bodies are weak…the strength in us is Christ working and moving in us. As long as we’re not quenching the Spirit and allowing him to do his work, we’ll be walking closer to Christ every single day.
My application from this IBS is to, over a long period of time, create a concordance of verses according to various life aspects. For instance, if the topic is Joy, I will have a list of verses pertaining to joy and how to attain it through Christ.
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