But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. Jude 1:10-11

The question I would like to ask you, are you led by the flesh or are you led by the Holy Spirit? When we examine the two paths of life, they are very different. Those who are being led by the flesh, which is the majority of the world, are like “brute beasts , in those things they corrupt themselves” as the Apostle Jude reveals here. All the sins of the world are derived from the uncontrolled lust of the flesh.

As the Apostle Peter said “they are like a dog going back to their own vomit” (2 Peter 2:22) The carnally minded person is driven by their own flesh like an animal, looking to satisfy the flesh which will never be satisfied. Just like an animal, they will degrade and corrupt themselves in their pleasures with no regard to their own soul or The Lord. As the Apostle Paul said “To be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace” (Romans 8:6)

This is why The Lord Jesus said “If anyone wants to be his disciple, they must deny themselves, carry their cross, and follow him” (Matthew 16:24) Notice The Lord said you must, He didn’t say you might want to, you must crucify your flesh, you must die to yourself, before you can live for Christ. Oh what a painful death it is, but Christ has provided The Way to salvation. You must stop being the wild carnal animal for the world, and become a child of God

As the Apostle Jude says here “Woe unto them, for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in Korah’s rebellion” The Apostle provides real life examples of those who followed their flesh instead of the living God, and ended in eternal destruction.

Cain couldn’t crucify his jealousy for his brother Abel, and led to the destruction of his soul. Balaam couldn’t resist the power and profit of being a false prophet and destroyed his soul, Korah couldn’t submit to the authority of God, so his ego destroyed his soul. These are examples of people who lived carnally instead of spiritually, they worshiped the desires of their flesh rather than submit to God.

So I ask you again, are you led by the Holy Spirit or being led by your own flesh? The Lord Jesus can set your free (John 8), from any bondage, any addiction, any temptation, resist the devil and he will flee from You, Amen!