The pier
A pier sticking out into the ocean. It's dark. A flash of lightning. The pier is illuminated and there are heavy sentry guns posted on the end facing in all directions. It looks like a scene from a WWII movie...
Another flash of lightning. A wave swamps the pier and it collapses and destroys the guns.
We wrestle not with flesh and blood but powers and principalities. (Eph 6:12)
The enemy is trying to get us to fight this battle on his terms. It would be very easy to come against his heavy artillery with our own big guns, but any human means of attack is worthless in this battle. That is why the Lord is overcoming the enemies attacks with the word. Any temptation to use man-made structures, formulated gospel, psychological warfare or manipulation must be overcome if we are going to unlock the true power of the word of God.
But notice that this was a shore line defence- not an attack. It's time to stop being defensive in our faith- let's take some ground- it's the gates of hell which are going to fall, not just the advancing armies!
Rev 12:11
Another flash of lightning. A wave swamps the pier and it collapses and destroys the guns.
We wrestle not with flesh and blood but powers and principalities. (Eph 6:12)
The enemy is trying to get us to fight this battle on his terms. It would be very easy to come against his heavy artillery with our own big guns, but any human means of attack is worthless in this battle. That is why the Lord is overcoming the enemies attacks with the word. Any temptation to use man-made structures, formulated gospel, psychological warfare or manipulation must be overcome if we are going to unlock the true power of the word of God.
But notice that this was a shore line defence- not an attack. It's time to stop being defensive in our faith- let's take some ground- it's the gates of hell which are going to fall, not just the advancing armies!
Rev 12:11
posted by doo at 2:15 pm
1 Comments:
dude, a-freaking-men. that is so true. it's funny how God will delay His will being done so that it is done correctly, how His objective is not to get things done quickly but to get them done right, that is to get them done His way. Praise God that we are delivered from trying and striving and going after our own way of doing things.
"4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ."
-2 Corinthians 10:4-5
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