My Baby Girl
Rocci

 
 Several years ago I became the father of a 4oz baby raccoon named Rocci.
 Apparently she fell out of the tree in our back yard and was abandoned 
 by her mother, so I took her in. She was so small and helpless, she 
 needed lots of care and attention. When her eyes opened the first
 thing she saw was ME! and I became her "father".
 
 Rocci followed me everywhere I went and sometimes mimicked the things 
 I did. Rocci loved to play, but sometimes played a little too rough 
 (smile) and she got into everything you could think of. I knew Rocci 
 always had the nature of a Raccoon, and I had to watch her closely, no
 matter how tame she seemed to be.
 
 As I watched rocci's behavior, I thought of the fallen, sinful nature
 that we as Christians possess. Paul referred to this as the "flesh"
 in which "nothing good dwells" (Romans 7:18). It may be repressed
 and restrained, but it is always there. Unless we are 
 daily controlled by the Lord, our old "self" will demonstrate it's
 destructive capacity in some way or another.
 
 Although we are new creatures in Christ we still possess a tendency 
 to sin, but we don't have to be controlled by it for we are united
 to Christ and indwelled by Christ. By obeying God's word and
 yielding to His Spirit every day, we can be victorious over the 
 flesh - the nature of sin within. 


Continue to keep us in your prayers.
God Bless,

Danny



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