Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Ephesians chapter 2:
1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,
3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
The original sin of disobedience continues to work in those who walk according to the lusts of the flesh and desires of the mind. Those who are disobedient work against the purposes of Our Heavenly Father. Everything they do focuses on self interest and ultimately fulfilling the lust of the flesh, often at the expense of others. This path assures them of their downfall and destruction. You and I know that ultimately there is an emptiness when one attempts to live by self interest. The flesh is never satisfied and only requires more stimulation in order to achieve the same temporary result. This is easily seen in drug addicts. People choose death and destruction over life until they see and hear the Good News of Jesus Christ. When their understanding is darkened, only the light of The Word can pierce this darkness.
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
You and I were created for good works. Are we walking in good works and fulfilling our purpose? Are we ministering to others in some capacity no matter how small it may seem? Do people perceive the Love of FATHER in us when they encounter us? FATHER clearly states we are HIS workmanship thus we should walk with this reality in mind. We were all at one time classified in the category of “sons of disobedience” yet by grace we were saved. We should now embrace the reality of being “sons of obedience” and walk according to every Word from FATHER. We are to focus on being led by The Holy Spirit in every word we speak and every action we take.
Are we producing good works or are we “undercover”, doing nothing for The Kingdom? As for me, I am grateful to be alive at this time in history and I am thankful for the opportunity to be a positive influence in other people’s lives. Shouldn’t we look for opportunities to be a blessing to others? Jesus went about preaching the Gospel and healing all who we oppressed by the devil. He didn’t sit around under a tree waiting for the world to come to Him. Neither should we. We were created for good works so let us embrace our purpose and produce good fruit for the Kingdom… today! These good works will produce light to those who are living in the dark. These seeds of good works will produce life in those who are affected and they will ultimately have the opportunity to repent and receive salvation.