TGIF: Feet on necks...

TGIF again! Hehe.

Mission team meeting in school later on... but first I have to try and get some work done.

Going for a movie tonight too. 'Ice Age 3', here we come! :)

To leng lui Lydia, hope you feel better today, sis!:) You are one beautiful woman, kays... Never let anyone make you feel otherwise. Never let the Enemy tell you otherwise!

Word of God that I found absolutely breath-taking this week: Joshua 10:16-25 NIV (will summarize later. Added emphasis in italics mine):

'Now the five kings (enemies) had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah, he said, "Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it. But don't stop! Pursue your enemies, attack them from the rear and don't let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has given them into your hand."

So Joshua and the Israelites destroyed them completely—almost to a man—but the few who were left reached their fortified cities. The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.

Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me." So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon. When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, "Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.

Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight." '

Basically, to summarise the story, the 5 Amorite Kings who had joined forces to attack Gibeon (who had made peace with Joshua and the Israelites) had been delivered into the hands of the Israelites by God's power and wisdom through Joshua. In verse 24, Joshua summons ALL the men of Israel and in their full view, tells his army commanders to put their feet on the necks of the defeated kings. Literally.

The right of putting the feet on the necks of the enemies in the ancient of days was actually right of the KING who had conquered them. But Joshua commanding mere army commanders to put their feet on the necks of their enemies? Giving them kingly authority over their enemies in the name of the Lord? (vs 25) That is surely a powerful fore-telling of Matthew 28:18-20 in the New Testament: "...Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

We are children of God. Our battles belong to the Lord. We are victorious in Him.

Therefore... to those who are fighting, to those who are struggling, to those who are miserable and defeated, to some of my friends battling eating disorders, etc... What Satan wants is our lives to remain broken, purposeless, timid, useless. He wants us to have no passion, no victory and no joy, thus we give no glory to God! John 10:10 says that he has come to 'steal, kill and destroy'!

But, God's plan = to reverse Satan's plan. Jesus came to give life and an abundant one too...

Don't give glory to the devil. Don't remain in our depressions so that we waste time and are not able to accomplish God's purposes. If you are down in the pit today, do not lose heart! Call out to the Lord. Remember that we are His children - and therefore, raise our battle flags! God's battle flag actually. Remember Psalm 91:13, 'You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.' Press on, steadfastly, keeping close to God. Do not give the devil a chance to tell you to '..fall prostrate that he may walk on you.' (Isaiah 51:23) Trample on his lies, rise up and shut them down with God's unfailing promises.

God will make us more than overcomers in His time.

I love what God said in Isaiah 7:9 - "If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all."

OUR GOD REIGNS!