"We worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh" (Philippians 3:3)
I'm not really sure about the meaning of this, but do know that
I have no confidence in my flesh. So, finally, it appears I'm doing something right. I also worship God in the Spirit, and I rejoice in Christ Jesus. Wow! 3 for 3. I usually end my Bible study time very discouraged with my many shortcomings, but for once it appears my shortcomings are a strength.
Chip Brogden of http://www.theschoolofchrist.org/ says, "To lose all confidence in the flesh is to take the higher ground of the Spirit. To meet flesh with flesh means the victory will go to the strongest, and there is always someone stronger than you according to the flesh. "
"It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing" (John 6:63).
I find this all very confusing. All I know to do is to feed my spirit with scripture as best I can, to pray in the spirit, and to ask God for strength to carry out what He desires of me...and allow the victory (or defeat) to rest on His head and not mine.
I'm sick in bed today with my toddler destroying the house and my husband aggrivated with me for not taking the van to the repair shop as he asked me to. I tried, I really did. I dressed the baby twice only to have her take her clothes off. I don't have the strength to dress myself today. It's one of those days I wish I were dead already so I'd have a good excuse to not have done what I should of. The house needs vacuumed. I did manage to start the crockpot with dinner before I started vomiting. I couldn't keep my meds and supplements down. No, I have no confidence in my flesh. If anything...I'm at constant war with it. I need God moment by moment to accomplish His will, and to keep my mind in line with scripture. I need Him to assure me that when I fail despite all my efforts, that I'm still His. I'm still loved. And everything is still ok.
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