The foot of the blood-stained cross is the best place to be, knowing that in this place is only where we can be free.
But it's not over here just yet, for from the grave has our Jesus left.
And now seated at the right hand of the Father in all of His splendor, at His holiness and awesomeness we can only tremble.
I can't wait to look into His eyes of fire and hold His strong hands, knowing for eternity that satan is a liar and this earth is not my eternal land.
Jesus keep us near the cross; splinters, blood, tears and all...
Monday, April 26
Tuesday, April 20
Crashing Down
Oh that we could ever fully grasp the magnitude, power, and glory of our risen King Jesus! What a mighty God we truly serve! I am convinced more and more just how living and active the Word of God is. It truly is sharper than any two-edged sword, dividing bone and marrow. There is so much life, truly life abundant, in the Lord! I had read something recently that the Spirit has continued to stir in my heart. Please take a moment to read 1 Samuel 5:1-4 before proceeding.
During this time, the Philistines had captured the ark of the Lord. Now the ark contained the 10 Commandments, but it also represented the very presence of God. The ark was with them on their desert wanderings (Numbers 10:17, 33). It was carried with them into battle (Joshua 6). The ark was of great importance to the people of God, but now it had been taken.
So when the Philistines took it, they placed in the house of Dagon. Dagon was the god of the Philistines. It was some type of a fish-god with "dag" meaning "fish." Dagon's worshippers had a deep affection to their supposed deity. It's interesting to me that they would put the ark of the Lord right next to Dagon, but they did and they went to bed.
The next morning they arose to find Dagon had fallen and facedown before the ark of the Lord. So they resituated him and stood him back up and then proceeded to bed. Again the next morning, they awoke to find Dagon having fallen over and facedown before the ark of the Lord, but this time his head and hands had been cut off.
Now it's helpful to remember, this was a statue of sorts! How does a non-living thing fall down and facedown for that matter? Ironic? Convenient? I think not! Now sure, maybe an angel brushed by and whacked it really hard with it's wing. Maybe whoever set it up to begin with didn't do a very good job. Or perhaps it's just true what God has said, that He alone is to be worshipped and exalted. Maybe it really is true that there is no god like our God! Maybe there's a good chance that the presence of God is so powerful it causes demons to flee and lame men to walk and the dead to rise and statues to fall and crumble and giants to be slain! Yes it is truth!
Oh people of the living God, are you getting this?! When I read this, I couldn't help but laugh in reverential fear at the powerful, all-consuming presence of God. I was quickly reminded of the Scripture that says that every knee must bow and every tongue must confess that Jesus Christ is Lord! Yes He truly is! There is none that can stand up against Him! No fake deity or arrogant people could ever demote God, the One and only true God!
Oh that we would see the magnificent beauty in this, God cannot and will not be mocked! God is omnipotent, meaning all-powerful. There is nothing in life, whether in the world or in our lives, that can alter the character of God. He is unchanging and faithful to the end! 1 Corinthians 4:20 says this: "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power."
May this reign true in our lives this day! May we walk in the truth, the truth of God's Word. May His presence be so thick upon you that it causes idols to come crashing down! May the crowns in our lives that we have taken time to treasure and polish and set up be thrown down at the feet of the holy One! May the Jesus in us cause demons to shudder and flee! May the power of God's manifest presence in our lives change and rearrange everything! May dagons be destroyed in Jesus name and may each of our knees be the ones to bow, may our tongues confess, that yes Jesus, You alone are Lord!
During this time, the Philistines had captured the ark of the Lord. Now the ark contained the 10 Commandments, but it also represented the very presence of God. The ark was with them on their desert wanderings (Numbers 10:17, 33). It was carried with them into battle (Joshua 6). The ark was of great importance to the people of God, but now it had been taken.
So when the Philistines took it, they placed in the house of Dagon. Dagon was the god of the Philistines. It was some type of a fish-god with "dag" meaning "fish." Dagon's worshippers had a deep affection to their supposed deity. It's interesting to me that they would put the ark of the Lord right next to Dagon, but they did and they went to bed.
The next morning they arose to find Dagon had fallen and facedown before the ark of the Lord. So they resituated him and stood him back up and then proceeded to bed. Again the next morning, they awoke to find Dagon having fallen over and facedown before the ark of the Lord, but this time his head and hands had been cut off.
Now it's helpful to remember, this was a statue of sorts! How does a non-living thing fall down and facedown for that matter? Ironic? Convenient? I think not! Now sure, maybe an angel brushed by and whacked it really hard with it's wing. Maybe whoever set it up to begin with didn't do a very good job. Or perhaps it's just true what God has said, that He alone is to be worshipped and exalted. Maybe it really is true that there is no god like our God! Maybe there's a good chance that the presence of God is so powerful it causes demons to flee and lame men to walk and the dead to rise and statues to fall and crumble and giants to be slain! Yes it is truth!
Oh people of the living God, are you getting this?! When I read this, I couldn't help but laugh in reverential fear at the powerful, all-consuming presence of God. I was quickly reminded of the Scripture that says that every knee must bow and every tongue must confess that Jesus Christ is Lord! Yes He truly is! There is none that can stand up against Him! No fake deity or arrogant people could ever demote God, the One and only true God!
Oh that we would see the magnificent beauty in this, God cannot and will not be mocked! God is omnipotent, meaning all-powerful. There is nothing in life, whether in the world or in our lives, that can alter the character of God. He is unchanging and faithful to the end! 1 Corinthians 4:20 says this: "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power."
May this reign true in our lives this day! May we walk in the truth, the truth of God's Word. May His presence be so thick upon you that it causes idols to come crashing down! May the crowns in our lives that we have taken time to treasure and polish and set up be thrown down at the feet of the holy One! May the Jesus in us cause demons to shudder and flee! May the power of God's manifest presence in our lives change and rearrange everything! May dagons be destroyed in Jesus name and may each of our knees be the ones to bow, may our tongues confess, that yes Jesus, You alone are Lord!
Thursday, April 15
War Cry
Oh heavenly Father,
I look to my left and to my right and in the mirror, and I see him (satan) just having his way, like it's burger king, with the people of God. We seem to be just a chew toy in the mouth of the deceiving enemy and at the mercy of his evil intent. Well I have had it! No more in Jesus name! It's time to rise up against this thing and slay it once and for all! It's a fixed fight, and we win in Jesus name! I long to see the glory of God, to see mighty warriors of the Lord chasing down the enemy while screaming "Jesus!" It is time for us to have our way with him. It's time for things to change. I refuse to be a slobbered on, lied to, shredded apart chew toy any longer!
We are the head, not the tail. We are victorious, not defeated. We walk in the truth, not run in fear. The darkness cannot overcome the light. We slay giants, we don't dread them. We battle tenaciously, not crawl into foxholes sheepishly. We stand against the enemy, we don't shrink back. We burn with the fire of God and not from the flaming arrows of the evil one. We run as ones to win the prize, we don't merely play games like the rest. We cause demons to scatter, and we don't turn and scatter. We diminish strongholds, they don't have dominion over us. We bring heaven to earth, we don't just long for heaven. We go and take back what the enemy has stolen from us, we don't give him more. We move mountains with our faith, our mountains don't move us. We stand upon the truth, even when others fall.
Rise up mighty warriors of the living God, we cannot and must not quit! We are just getting started. While Sunday services are predictable, trained warriors are unpredictable. Like David going to deliver some crackers and cheese, we will not leave until the enemy flees! We serve the living God, the One and only true God! The One who says: "I am that I am." There is nothing and nobody that can alter the character of God. Jehovah our Warrior is fighting for us and we win! I'm a warrior, I'm a worshipper. When I lift my hands, demons have to flee. When I lift my voice, mountains have to move. When I lift up my sword, giants have to fall! I'm a warrior, I'm a worshipper.
Oh that we would have a relentless spirit, a tenacity that is unbroken! Give us warrior spirits like you Jehovah, Jesus mighty Jesus! We wage war and we move forward. We follow you and we will not stop until we are throwing our crowns at your feet in absolute awe and total worship of you King Jesus! Let the Lamb that was slain receive the reward of His suffering!
I look to my left and to my right and in the mirror, and I see him (satan) just having his way, like it's burger king, with the people of God. We seem to be just a chew toy in the mouth of the deceiving enemy and at the mercy of his evil intent. Well I have had it! No more in Jesus name! It's time to rise up against this thing and slay it once and for all! It's a fixed fight, and we win in Jesus name! I long to see the glory of God, to see mighty warriors of the Lord chasing down the enemy while screaming "Jesus!" It is time for us to have our way with him. It's time for things to change. I refuse to be a slobbered on, lied to, shredded apart chew toy any longer!
We are the head, not the tail. We are victorious, not defeated. We walk in the truth, not run in fear. The darkness cannot overcome the light. We slay giants, we don't dread them. We battle tenaciously, not crawl into foxholes sheepishly. We stand against the enemy, we don't shrink back. We burn with the fire of God and not from the flaming arrows of the evil one. We run as ones to win the prize, we don't merely play games like the rest. We cause demons to scatter, and we don't turn and scatter. We diminish strongholds, they don't have dominion over us. We bring heaven to earth, we don't just long for heaven. We go and take back what the enemy has stolen from us, we don't give him more. We move mountains with our faith, our mountains don't move us. We stand upon the truth, even when others fall.
Rise up mighty warriors of the living God, we cannot and must not quit! We are just getting started. While Sunday services are predictable, trained warriors are unpredictable. Like David going to deliver some crackers and cheese, we will not leave until the enemy flees! We serve the living God, the One and only true God! The One who says: "I am that I am." There is nothing and nobody that can alter the character of God. Jehovah our Warrior is fighting for us and we win! I'm a warrior, I'm a worshipper. When I lift my hands, demons have to flee. When I lift my voice, mountains have to move. When I lift up my sword, giants have to fall! I'm a warrior, I'm a worshipper.
Oh that we would have a relentless spirit, a tenacity that is unbroken! Give us warrior spirits like you Jehovah, Jesus mighty Jesus! We wage war and we move forward. We follow you and we will not stop until we are throwing our crowns at your feet in absolute awe and total worship of you King Jesus! Let the Lamb that was slain receive the reward of His suffering!
Thursday, April 1
Knucklez Up With Satan
My hunch is to punch, while my swing is to sing. Round three, round four, I've got to have more. I can't do this without my Jesus, I be walkin by faith and trustin that He seein me. You may give me a jab and a killer left hook, but in the end you will be defeated cuz I'm living by the book. I will not go down without a fight because I'm fixin to keep walkin in this marvelous light. At the end of round ten you gonna be knocked out, and then in victory with my King Jesus I will give a shout. I sure ain't scared of you, cuz my Jesus is the ultimate truth. So go ahead and try to play around, after all, you fixin to be the only one left on the ground...
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