Stomp on Satan...
If the title hasn't peaked your interest (I can already imagine the wide-eyed horrified look at my seemingly flippant use of the "S" word so many Christians forget is a spiritual reality!) hopefully you'll be able to take away something from my blog ramblings. I had this epiphany the other day (wonders will never cease) while at a worship service at Revolution. Tucked away in my usual corner, God reminded me of a verse I had read in Luke 10. I had first stumbled across it while praying for the Christian highschool, and had it not been for my freakish habit of underlining and jotting personal notes in my Bible, I probably would not have found it again.
"Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents, on scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven." (v.19-20)
Seriously...what an empowering verse. And in this verse I realized that when we are worshipping God with our lives (not just in singing, but in everything we do), we get to stomp on Satan. Our adversary is reduced to the bottom of our runners (or flip-flops...whatever your foot apparel preference may be!) The verse says ALL the power of the enemy we can trample! Not one can escape the justice executed by our feet.
So as I was jumping around feeling great about the fact that it was "down with the devil" time...the last part of the verse kicked into gear with my mind. God spoke to my heart "Stop looking at your feet...look up to Me!" As Christians, we can become so caught up with what we're doing we lose sight of WHO we're doing it for! God doesn't want us to be focused on our feet...He wants our eyes fixed on Him. He doesn't want us to become preoccupied with foiling the plans of the devil, He wants us to be drawing closer to Him. To look upon salvation...Our authority over the evil powers of darkness came with a ginormous price tag and cost the life of the Son of God. Sure He destroyed the work of the devil by doing it, but He did it so He could have a restored relationship with you! He did so eternity could be yours.
So jump around! Stomp on Satan all you want...but don't take enjoyment and fulfillment in anything but the presence of God and the salvation that is found in Him! And as we LIVE the salvation out in our lives - in song, in action, in words - we're leaving our footprints behind!
"Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents, on scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven." (v.19-20)
Seriously...what an empowering verse. And in this verse I realized that when we are worshipping God with our lives (not just in singing, but in everything we do), we get to stomp on Satan. Our adversary is reduced to the bottom of our runners (or flip-flops...whatever your foot apparel preference may be!) The verse says ALL the power of the enemy we can trample! Not one can escape the justice executed by our feet.
So as I was jumping around feeling great about the fact that it was "down with the devil" time...the last part of the verse kicked into gear with my mind. God spoke to my heart "Stop looking at your feet...look up to Me!" As Christians, we can become so caught up with what we're doing we lose sight of WHO we're doing it for! God doesn't want us to be focused on our feet...He wants our eyes fixed on Him. He doesn't want us to become preoccupied with foiling the plans of the devil, He wants us to be drawing closer to Him. To look upon salvation...Our authority over the evil powers of darkness came with a ginormous price tag and cost the life of the Son of God. Sure He destroyed the work of the devil by doing it, but He did it so He could have a restored relationship with you! He did so eternity could be yours.
So jump around! Stomp on Satan all you want...but don't take enjoyment and fulfillment in anything but the presence of God and the salvation that is found in Him! And as we LIVE the salvation out in our lives - in song, in action, in words - we're leaving our footprints behind!
posted by The Bean Bag Chair at 9:34 PM
1 Comments:
Wow. everytime I read your blog, it always hits home. I love you so much "Kermie" and I justt wanted to let youknow that you will always leave an impact on me. Mind and Heart.
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