No provision

Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy.  But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfil its lusts. Romans 13:13-14

The very last part of this verse tells us to make no provision for the flesh. That might sound kind of strange at first. Taken out of context it might mean that we don’t worry about food or drink or daily provision. It can’t be that though because we are told to care for our bodies as temples of the Holy Ghost.

We need the very end to get it – to fulfil its lusts.

If we are going to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh we need to me sure that we don’t provide a way for our flesh to be fed. We need to avoid situations that we know will give us a way to fulfil our flesh. There are certains things we should not read, programmes we should not watch, website we should not visit, and places we should not go. We know the things that excite our flesh and we must avoid them. We must not provide for the flesh in those situations.

Deep down we all know where we can provide for the lusts of our flesh. We can deny it or make excuses, but we know.

So avoid those places. Don’t go down that road or to the Facebook page or website. Avoid that film or TV programme. Stay away from that siutation that will flame the fires of our fleshly desires.

Make no provision.