“In majestic triumph you overthrow your foes; Your anger blazes out and burns them up like straw”.
Exodus 15:7
While meditating on Exodus 15:7 the Spirit of the Lord led me to Ephesians 6:11-13
Yes indeed we are not fighting against human beings but against cosmic powers of this dark agewhich stole my youthful 13 precious years.
I was born in a Mar Thoma Keralite Christian family and married to a Roman Catholic. Didn’t know the Savior for 45 years till the Lord called me 14 years back in 2007. I was one of the sheep lost in the woods of deep rooted unforgiving and bitterness, unknowingly getting involved in the cold war between my mother and sister-in-law (only brother’s wife) and wasted 13 long painful years in futility.
Then I got associated to AOJ almost three years back. FRP (Forgiveness and Reconciliation Program) Gift School enabled removal of stronghold of unforgiveness and bitterness.
How true it is said in 2 Corinthians 4:4 that the evil God of this world has blinded the spiritual eyes of peoples and stopped up their ears.
Further God pointed towards Deuteronomy 9:3 which says
“Therefore, understand today that the Lord your God is he who goes over before you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and bring them down before you; so, you shall drive them out and destroy them quickly. As the Lord has said to you.”
So God’s cleaning up has to become a forerunner before we start the work.
Exodus 14:14
“The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
Numbers 33:52
“Then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their engraved stones, destroy all their molded images, and demolish all their high places”.
So God helped me first of all in cleansing the inner temple of my heart 24×7 so that I keep myself worthy of His calling by driving out all the idols in my life like my pride, position, power, status, achievements, self-righteousness, envy, jealousy, one up man ship, unforgiving, bitterness, critical condemnatory judgemental spirit etc. Everything is only His Grace.
This leading firmly impressed upon my heart to remain firmly on God’s rest (Matthew 11:28-30, James 4:7)
“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
in the temple of my heart as a speck of dust under Lord’s feet i.e. his foot stool. (Matthew 5:35)
PRAISE AND GLORY ONLY TO LORD JESUS
Sol. Jasmine James