Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Blow By Blow

Growing up I can remember sports commentators referring to the reporting of a sporting event, especially boxing, as the blow by blow report. It was a magnificent era for boxing, and sports in general. This trait of wanting to see and/or hear the blow by blow description can get us lost in the wrong focus when it comes to spiritual warfare. Our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) warned His disciples of this issue.

Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

His point was not to rejoice in the power over evil, but rather that our Father had recorded our names in heaven and we would one day be there. Perhaps one reason is to focus on the Father, and not the enemy. There is much more to be learned from this, but for now, let us rejoice that our names are written in heaven!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King. We need Your kingdom in our lives. Bless the name of Yahuah! Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us up from the inside. Deliver us from the evil one that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold all that has been taken. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.