Connecting With Jesus

Temperance

WITH what does the apostle class temperance ?

” But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance against such there is no
law.” Gal. 5 : 22 , 23.

Temperance has two types of Temperance

1. Physical (external) – temperance is n drinking and eating (abstinence from anything harmful)

2. Spiritual (internal) – abstain from watching and reading everything harmful to your brain. Partaking wholesome reading and watching.

Proverbs 23:7 KJV
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Let’s recall the story of Daniel

Why did Daniel and his companions refuse to drink of the wine of
the king of Babylon ?
” But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank.” Dan. 1: 8.

You are what you eat, eating can be physical or spiritual. Whatever you’re consuming will feed either the higher or lower nature. It’ll promote either the evil propensities or elevate the thoughts above the miasma of this fallen world.

1 Corinthians 9:25-26 KJV
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. [26] I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

Have a joyful morning everyone 🙏🙏🙏