Rhapsody of Realities 15 June 2026: The Flesh Has Been Crucified
SCRIPTURE: And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts (Galatians 5:24).
There exists a common misconception among many that the flesh must continually be “crucified” or subdued through repeated struggle and effort. But the Scripture presents a different reality: the Christian has already crucified the flesh.
The Complete Jewish Bible renders our opening scripture beautifully; it says, “Moreover, those who belong to the Messiah Yeshua have put their old nature to death on the stake, along with its passions and desires.” This is not a process but an accomplished reality: your old nature is dead: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
The reason many still struggle with the flesh is simple: they attempt to achieve what has already been accomplished, applying effort where understanding is required. The more they strive, the more they become subject to the very thing they’re trying to overcome. That’s not how it works. Live in the Word. Accept what the Word says about you.
Even the works of the flesh listed in Galatians 5:19- 21 are not attributed to demons but to the flesh itself, indicating that the issue is not external but internal. Understand that this doesn’t place the Christian in a position of disadvantage, because the solution is not found in suppression but in substitution: “…walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16).
The emphasis is not on eliminating the works of the flesh but on living in the Spirit and by the Spirit, walking in the light and reality of God’s Word. As you walk in the Spirit, the life of the Spirit is manifested in you and through you, and the influence of the flesh is displaced. It helps to understand why the Bible says “…Sin shall not have dominion over you…” (Romans 6:14).
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the substitutionary work of Christ that has translated me from death to life, sin to righteousness, and from darkness to light. I walk in the Spirit and live in the reality of my new nature, manifesting the life of righteousness and dominion, today and always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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FURTHER STUDY:
Galatians 5:16
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Galatians 5:24
24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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