Ecclesiastes 12 v 7
As popularly said, a man is a tripartite being with a Spirit, a Soul and a Body. For the purpose of this message, we will basically focus on the Spirit and the Flesh. According to the account of creation in the book Genesis (Genesis2v7), God formed man from the earth (dust) and breathe into it (releasing His Spirit into the moulded man), then man became a living being.
Taking our focus from Ecclesiastes 12v7, the Bible says, “the flesh will return to the earth where it came from, and the Spirit will return back to God who gave it”. From this scripture, it is of utmost importance to be sensitive to the roles these two play in determining where we spend our eternity. Many times, our flesh causes us to sin and do things that displease God but it is important to know that it is our spirit not our flesh that will be judged.
Many of us spend our time and resources investing on our flesh and yielding to its demands at the detriment of our spirit. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life (Galatians 6:8). It is however important to state here that, it is the spirit that gives value to the flesh; thus, it will be unwise to let the flesh lead you astray.
Remember, at salvation, it is our spirit that God saved not our flesh (Adam’s example, it was his spirit that got disconnected from God when he sinned). The flesh has tendency to always misbehave and go against the will of God but do not forget that at the end of your journey on earth, the flesh will return to the earth, it is your spirit that will have to face the consequences of what your flesh has done.
Investing in our regenerated spirit and yielding to it, is the best way to escape eternal damnation. Our spirit should control our flesh and not vice versa. We therefore will do ourselves good to allow our spirit as empowered by the Holy Spirit to lead us in all affairs of life as it is our spirit that will give account of how we lived our lives.