(Backlog October 26, 2025 Sunday afternoon after the Aces’ Service)
The Flesh (sarx) is ‘I could do all things through me who strengthens me‘
The Flesh (sarx) is ‘With me, all things are possible‘
The Law gave life to the flesh unto sin, unto death. Christ poured out the Spirit of Life unto righteousness, unto eternal and everlasting life.
It’s when we pick apart and uncover the sheer beauty of Christ and His finished work that we are brought to sing and praise.
Truly, He alone is worthy. He alone is worthy of all praise and worship.
He is all powerful, He is all glorious.
There is absolutely nothing like the name of Jesus.
He is infinitely superior, eternally great, eternally gracious, full of glory and grace.
We do all things through Christ who strengthens us.
With God, indeed, all things are possible.
He moves in and around us.
He moves in and around me.
Speaking to all, that faith comes by hearing.
Stirring in our hearts; Righteous passion unto eternal Life, Life beyond existence.
Thank You, God; Thank You, Father. Thank You, Jesus. Thank You, Holy Spirit.
Thank You for Life far beyond mere existence. Thank You for every beat of our hearts, and every breath that we take. You surround us with rejoicing, with songs of salvation and deliverance.
Thank You meaning beyond what we can perceive within the confines of creation; For joy beyond time, peace beyond space.
Truly, right now, what I would give to pay homage to this Life of lives.
Glory to our King of Kings, and our Lord of Lords.
October 28, 2025
Spoke to a driver and he reminded me of something – ‘A good job isn’t a good job because of the job but because of the people. It’s the people who matter.‘
It’s a good reminder especially considering that on that Monday, the morning before my shift specifically, I wasn’t feeling so motivated to go to work. What kept me going on the onset was Psalm 43:5:
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.
While that was running through my mind, the song ‘Trust In God’ by Elevation Worship was on my mental playlist. Eventually the work eased off, and I actually felt like the Lord was ‘protecting’ me somehow – Calls came in where I couldn’t help the nurse or client on the other line, and I had to redirect them to where they COULD get help. It’s like I was being prevented from working. I don’t know.
Things that came into my mind (enough for me to write on the notebook) as the shift progressed:
- The shift is tense at the beginning, and at the end. Tense in the evening because drivers were headed home and hospitals were still busy. Tense in the morning because drivers were waking up and heading to their first trips.
- It’s actually also tense in the middle. There were times that hospitals had discharged patient after patient.
- Something else that came up – if we’re new creations, the old has passed and the new has come. Also, we’ve been transformed by the renewing of my mind. What did lust transform into?
- If we put into consideration what was written last Sunday – the flesh says, ‘I could do all things through me who strengthens me‘, and ‘With me, all things are possible‘; Pride says more or less the same thing. Envy could say ‘I could do all the things, have all the things that that other person has through me who strengthens me‘, and ‘With me, I could do all the things, have all the things that that other person has‘
- Lust, therefore, says: ‘I could gratify my body fully through me who strengthens me‘, and ‘With me and according to me, my pleasure is possible‘
- Here’s what I wrote in response: Look to the divine value of sex, and beyond the raw pleasure of a fuck.
Ahem. As the shift came to a close, I thought we were looking at a quiet transition from my workflow to another dispatcher coming in, until when another driver suddenly reported his car broke down, 10 minutes before his first of many pickups for the day – before 6 in the morning.
I scrambled to get another driver get another car to do the trips… Called one driver after the other but it wasn’t working. The other dispatcher who wasn’t supposed to come in until when I clocked out came in earlier, and she was able to find the right driver, and the right van, ASAP. There I was scrambling and she got everything done as fast as a click of the finger.
Humbled me. I couldn’t do all things through me who strengthened me. It’s not about what we do on the job, but others… and apparently, how we worked with others.
In conclusion, it’s not what we do or what we have. It’s the presence of others that adds value to what we do. It’s our value to others that gives motivation to what we do – whether this be at work, or with regards to sex.
I have reason to believe that it’s by the power of the Holy Spirit that we are reminded of the sheer value of Christ and His finished work; It ministers to us so much that as Christ is able to give all to us, so we’re able to give all to others, FOR others. When others are happy, so we are happy.
Running out of time. More to come, soon:
- Stuff throughout this week
- Verses to reflect on from last Thursday (Zoom cancelled)
Father, continue to be with us. The Words are so clear, but our minds and bodies are still under the mercy of this reality.
We give thanks, Father, because despite this, we are reminded of YOUR mercies, that are new every morning. Be glorified as we continue through the day. Thank You, Lord.
May the Lord bless us all.
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