17 flesh desires against the Spirit The worst enemy we have is the flesh. Augustine used to pray, “Lord, deliver me from that evil man, myself.” All the fire that the devil can bring from hell could do us little harm if we did not have so much fuel in our nature. It is the powder in the magazine of the old man that is our perpetual danger. When we are guarding against foes without, we must not forget to be continually on our watchtower against the foe of foes within. Spirit against the flesh You
Galatians 5:17