Recently, we’ve been getting reports and warnings concerning non-native plants and animals.In my recent trip to Florida, I took a tour of the Everglades and was shocked to discover that most of the vegetation there are non-native and highly invasive.
Our air-boat ride through the Everglades gave us an up-close education concerning the extent of the "invasion."
Since their transplantation less than a hundred years ago, they’ve taken over much of the area. They clog up waterways and slowly turn marshland into pastures in some areas.
The shocking part of it was the recent discovery of a Burmese Python with an alligator in its stomach. Evidently, both creatures died in this epic battle for survival. 
Along with this python are anacondas, monitor lizards and many iguana species that have been released by irresponsible pet owners and have taken up home in the Everglades. 
These non-native species not only adapt to their new environment, but have taken over as the apex predators and are slowly wiping out the local fauna and wildlife.
The Bible has a similar warning to the believer; “So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature.” (Galatians 5:16,17)
Like invasive species, the flesh quickly takes over and dominates our life. The end results is devastation.
These non-native species not only adapt to their new environment, but have taken over as the apex predators and are slowly wiping out the local fauna and wildlife.The Bible has a similar warning to the believer; “So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature.” (Galatians 5:16,17)Like invasive species, the flesh quickly takes over and dominates our life. The end results is devastation.
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