BEING TRIUMPHANT OVER THE FIVE SENSES: THE EFFECT OF THE FLESH – THE LUST OF THE FLESH, THE LUST OF THE EYES AND THE PRIDE OF LIFE!
“But thanks be to God, who ALWAYS leads us in TRIUMPH in Christ, and through us SPREADS and MAKES evident EVERYWHERE the SWEET FRAGRANCE of the knowledge of Him” 2 Corinthians 2 14/Amplified.
“When He had DISARMED the rulers and authorities [those supernatural forces of evil operating against us], He MADE a public example of them [exhibiting them as captives in His TRIUMPHAL procession], having TRIUMPHED over them through the cross” Colossians 2:15/Amplified.
I want you to know for certain, and be assured to ensure, that YOU ARE A TRIUMPHANT CHURCH. I mean you ARE the Church in TRIUMPH, and not the architectural building where the ingathering to worship our God worthily and to serve Him acceptably is centred. And knowingly or unknowingly, TRIUMPH is a default DONE DEED for every believing child of God in Christ Jesus through REDEMPTION [2 Corinthians 2:14; Colossians 2:15]. And the Scripture wants every Believer in Christ Jesus to LIVE and WALK in the CONSCIOUSNESS of the SPIRIT of TRIUMPH, so that they can mortify [crucify] – put to death – the LUSTS and AFFECTIONS of the FLESH which are of the – FIVE SENSES [Galatians 5:16, 24-25].
“This I say then, WALK in the Spirit, and ye shall not FULFIL the LUST of the FLESH . . . 24 And they that ARE Christ’s have CRUCIFIED the FLESH with the AFFECTIONS and LUSTS. 25 If we LIVE in the Spirit, let us also WALK in the Spirit” Galatians 5:16, 24-25.
It thus means TRIUMPH is by living in the sphere where the Holy Spirit LEADS – the Holy Spirit Inspired life, and by the WORD of God, through your human spirit-being by the auction of grace that’s within you [Proverbs 20:27; Job 32:8; Job 33:4; Genesis 2:7; 1 John 2:20, 27]. This is what makes you a spirit or spiritual being that is SPIRIT-RULED and not BODILY-RULED or FLESHLY-RULED. A sphere to make you live TRIUMPHANTLY, far above just being a human being by the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus that’s within you – [Romans 8:1-17]. For you are created as a BEING, not to BEEN. Indicating there’s no place of vacuum to God or with God in the Kingdom to exercise your place as a BEING of God.
And FAITH in God is the mystery of COMMUNICATION with God as a BEING, in order to enhance one to exercise the sphere of a BEING [1 Timothy 3:9; Romans 12:4], and FAITH is the resultant and consequence of the HEARING, the HEARING of the WORD of God [Romans 10:17].
So, there’s the need to FELLOWSHIP, in order to enhance the RELATIONSHIP with God [1 Corinthians 1:9], because there’s no sphere or place for a VACUUM. Thus, it indicates that one can’t commune with God outside His WORD for any reason, otherwise there will be satanic interference [Matthew 12:43-45]. And to commune with God is about LIVING and WALKING in the Spirit – which is by your spirit and in the truth – the WORD of God [John 4:19-24].
The consequential of living outside the sphere of the Spirit-led is LIVING and WALKING in the FLESH – that is, in the sphere of FIVE SENSES, which are these:
- HEAR/Hearing
- SEE/Seeing
- TASTE/Tasting
- SMELL/Smelling
- FEEL/Feeling [Touch/Touching]
Sadly enough – there is EFFECT, and there are EFFECTS – of living in the SPHERE of the FLESH – FIVE SENSE. These FIVE SENSES EFFECTS that resulted in the fall of the first creation man [Adam] and was defeated by the second Adam [Christ Jesus] to give us assurance of hope and triumph when we are living and walking by the WORD in the Spirit are these [Genesis 3:1-6; Luke 4:1-13; 1 John 2:15-17]:
- The LUST of the EYES
- The LUST of the FLESH
- The PRIDE of LIFE
These EFFECTS were seen at the beginning with Adam and Adam in EDEN, where they fell from FAITH and FELLOWSHIP with God [Genesis 3]. These EFFECTS showed up again with Jesus during His Holy Spirit-led fasting at the TEMPTATION mountain [Luke 4:1-13; Matthew 4:1-11]. Sadly today, these EFFECTS are still at work and hover about, looking for who will fall to its sword [1 John 2:15-17]. The matter therefore is this – will you let it take root in you as many have fallen victims over and over again? I hope not.
Unlike Eve and Adam, Jesus TRIUMPHED over these five senses and their EFFECTS by the simple affirmative statement of His firm FAITH in the WORD – “IT IS WRITTEN” – Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13 [1 John 5:4-5; Colossians 2:15; Philemon 1:6]. Thus it means: No WORD, No FAITH, and No enacting of the TRIUMPH in the grace [2 Corinthians 2:14; Colossians 2:15]. Otherwise, it will be Magic, Sorcerer, Traditional dogmas, Man-made make-believes, creeds and such like.
Therefore, as the TRIUMPHANT CHURCH in Christ Jesus stead, let us ARISE and be TRIUMPHANT for we ARE. And by LIVING and WALKING in the Spirit, we will not fulfil the DEEDS and desired EFFECTS of the Flesh [fleshy-ruled, bodily-ruled].
BE BLESSED IN the grace as you live and walk in triumph in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.
SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!
BE BLESSED.
SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:
“Now thanks be unto God, WHICH ALWAYS CAUSETH US TO TRIUMPH IN CHRIST, and maketh manifest the SAVOUR of his knowledge by us in EVERY PLACE” 2 Corinthians 2:24.
“But thanks be to God, who ALWAYS leads us in TRIUMPH in Christ, and through us SPREADS and MAKES evident EVERYWHERE the SWEET FRAGRANCE of the knowledge of Him” 2 Corinthians 2 14 (Amplified).
“And having SPOILED principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, TRIUMPHING over them in it” Colossians 2:15.
“When He had DISARMED the rulers and authorities [those supernatural forces of evil operating against us], He MADE a public example of them [exhibiting them as captives in His TRIUMPHAL procession], having TRIUMPHED over them through the cross” Colossians 2:15 (Amplified)
“HOLDING the MYSTERY of the FAITH in a PURE CONSCIENCE” 1 Timothy 3:9.
“This I say then, WALK in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh . . . 24 And they that are Christ’s have CRUCIFIED the flesh with the AFFECTIONS and LUSTS. 25 If we LIVE in the Spirit, let us also WALK in the Spirit” Galatians 5:16, 24-25.
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the LUST of the FLESH, and the LUST of the EYES, and the PRIDE of LIFE, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever” 1 John 2:15-17.
“The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth” John 4:19-24
Further Scriptural Reading: Genesis 3:1-7; Mathew 4:1-11; Luke 4 :1-13; James 4:1-3; Romans 10:6-10; Habakkuk 2:4; Hebrews 10: 23, 35-39; Galatians 3:11; Mark 11:20-24; Proverbs 20:27; Job 32:8; Job 33:4; Genesis 2:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12-13
SUMMARY:
The message is a doctrinal exhortation titled “BEING TRIUMPHANT OVER THE FIVE SENSES: THE EFFECT OF THE FLESH”. It establishes that Christ secured complete TRIUMPH over the flesh at the cross, and that believers enforce this victory daily by living and walking in the Spirit through faith in the Word. The message contrasts the Spirit-led life with a flesh-ruled life governed by the five senses, using Adam’s fall and Christ’s temptation to prove that the three core effects of the flesh are still active, but faith and fellowship ensure the Church remains TRIUMPHANT.
Key Points
- 1. Identity & Foundation
- YOU ARE A TRIUMPHANT CHURCH — not a building but believing children of God in Christ Jesus.
- TRIUMPH IS A DONE DEED through redemption [2 Cor 2:14; Col 2:15 Amplified]. God always leads us in triumph.
- The Church must LIVE and WALK in the consciousness of the Spirit of triumph to mortify the lusts and affections of the flesh [Gal 5:16, 24-25].
- Man’s Design: Spirit-Ruled BEING
- Man was created as a BEING, not a BEEN [Gen 2:7]. There is no vacuum in God’s Kingdom.
- A spirit-ruled life is sustained by the Holy Spirit and the Word through the human spirit [Prov 20:27; Rom 8:1-17].
- FAITH = COMMUNICATION with God as a BEING. Faith comes by HEARING the Word [Rom 10:17] and is held in a pure conscience [1 Tim 3:9].
- FELLOWSHIP strengthens relationship with God [1 Cor 1:9]. Communion with God is only by spirit and truth — the Word [John 4:23-24].
- The Enemy: Five Senses & Three Effects
- Outside the Spirit-led sphere = LIVING/WALKING in the FLESH, governed by five senses: Hearing, Seeing, Tasting, Smelling, Feeling.
- The flesh manifests through 3 effects: The LUST of the FLESH, The LUST of the EYES, The PRIDE of LIFE [1 John 2:15-17].
- These effects caused Adam’s fall in EDEN [Gen 3:1-6] and tempted Christ at the TEMPTATION MOUNTAIN [Matt 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13]. They remain active today seeking who will fall.
- Pattern for Victory: Christ’s Method
- Unlike Adam/Eve, Jesus TRIUMPHED over the five senses by FAITH in the WORD — “IT IS WRITTEN” [Matt 4:4,7,10].
- Principle: No WORD = No FAITH = No enacting of TRIUMPH in grace [2 Cor 2:14; Col 2:15]. Without the Word, one resorts to magic, sorcery, dogmas, and man-made creeds.
- Charge & Application
- Command: ARISE and be TRIUMPHANT for we ARE. By LIVING and WALKING in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the deeds and desired effects of the flesh.
- Result: A life lived triumphantly, far above human limitations, by the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus [Rom 8:2].
REV. CHUKIE MORSI