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Apples of Gold
Radio Script for March 17, 2009
“The One I Feed Will Dominate”
Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.
Two hearts beat within my breast,
One is foul, the other blest,
One I love,
One I hate,
The one I feed will dominate.
A man on the radio yesterday said that he was previously hooked on porn. A caller asked if he still had any problems with it, even a little bit.
None at all, he said.
How did he overcome it?
By not feeding it, he said. He said it’s amazing how weak something becomes when you simply stop feeding it.
For him that even included not watching women jog down the road. It was a simple action of looking elsewhere. But very effective, he said.
The one I feed will dominate.
Galatians 5:17 says, “…the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other…”
In war, you can’t just send your soldiers out to fight. In no time at all, they will run out of ammo. And food. And everything else. To win a war, you must be able to maintain your supply lines.
If you sever the supply lines, the army will weaken and will eventually be rendered ineffective.
The one I feed will dominate.
As Christians, there is a war inside of us. It’s between the sinful nature and the Spirit of God. One of these two is going to dominate our lives. And it’s going to be the one with the best maintained supply line.
Now listen closely. Here is how we feed them. We feed them by trying to please them. Either we are trying to please our sinful nature, or we are trying to please the Spirit of God. And whichever one we please will grow in our lives. We will either have more and more of the sinful nature, or more and more of the Spirit.
And now listen to the pay off.
Galatians 6:8 says, “The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
See, we are either feeding the sinful nature or feeding the Spirit. We are either planting seeds of destruction or seeds of eternal life.
How can you tell the difference?
Okay. Look for these in your life. The more of these you find in your life, the more you are feeding the sinful nature, and the more destruction you will reap. This is according to Galatians 5.
First of all, is there sexual immorality in your life?
What about drunkenness?
What about hatred?
What about fits of rage?
Is there jealousy or envy?
What about selfish ambition?
What about discord and dissension?
Even idolatry and witchcraft?
Are you feeding any of these in your life? If so, you are planting seeds of destruction, and you will reap the harvest.
It is time to cut the supply lines.
The one you feed will dominate.
Now, look for these in your life. The more of these you find, the more you are sowing to please the Spirit.
First of all, is there love in your life?
What about joy?
What about peace?
Do you have patience?
Are you gentle and kind?
Are you good and faithful?
Do you have self control?
These are evidence of the Spirit at work in your life. As we grow in Christ, we should have more and more of these, and less and less of the sinful nature.
And it comes down to which one we want to please. We are either sowing to please the sinful nature, or we are sowing to please the Spirit.
Yes, two hearts beat within my breast,
One is foul, the other blest,
One I love,
One I hate,
The one I feed will dominate.
Comments?
E-mail me: dougapple@wave94.com.
May God bless you today! With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.
© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip
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Why “The Arrow’s Tip”? Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold. Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.” I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.
Doug Apple
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