The Battle
As I was driving in my car this morning, I continued to meditate on the battle I face every hour, a battle that I'm tired of fighting. The battle is in our hearts, Brothers and Sisters. Our hearts.
Not the courtrooms. Not Iraq. Not in downtown Athens, New York, or San Francisco. Not on TV or in Hollywood. Not over marriage amendments, nor in the housing projects. Not on local school boards.
It's much more personal, and that struck me this morning. The most important battle being fought is for our souls, my soul, and that's the one thing the Enemy is fighting for--ownership of our souls. Even though I've heard it for years, it got very personal this morning.
And our Hope is that the battle has been won (although experientially in a very Presbyterian "already-but-not-yet" way). What does it mean that Christ has won? What does it mean that God has revealed the end of the age in and through His Word? How can we be sad when the only thing that matters has been settled, and that for our eternal good?
Sometimes it takes a good bit of effort to get excited about Christ's glory for Himself. And I know that it's a bit too self-centered for my Reformed beliefs to get too excited about my own glory coming. But that is a reality--one day I will be done with sin, done with rebellion, done with fighting for the enemy, and His glory will spill over on me because that's what He has planned. I will reign with Him. Does the Bible mention that we will serve Him forever? Don't the angels do that well enough? Were we created for a different eternal purpose? And is it anti-Gospel to look forward to that reality with longing?
Not the courtrooms. Not Iraq. Not in downtown Athens, New York, or San Francisco. Not on TV or in Hollywood. Not over marriage amendments, nor in the housing projects. Not on local school boards.
It's much more personal, and that struck me this morning. The most important battle being fought is for our souls, my soul, and that's the one thing the Enemy is fighting for--ownership of our souls. Even though I've heard it for years, it got very personal this morning.
And our Hope is that the battle has been won (although experientially in a very Presbyterian "already-but-not-yet" way). What does it mean that Christ has won? What does it mean that God has revealed the end of the age in and through His Word? How can we be sad when the only thing that matters has been settled, and that for our eternal good?
Sometimes it takes a good bit of effort to get excited about Christ's glory for Himself. And I know that it's a bit too self-centered for my Reformed beliefs to get too excited about my own glory coming. But that is a reality--one day I will be done with sin, done with rebellion, done with fighting for the enemy, and His glory will spill over on me because that's what He has planned. I will reign with Him. Does the Bible mention that we will serve Him forever? Don't the angels do that well enough? Were we created for a different eternal purpose? And is it anti-Gospel to look forward to that reality with longing?
posted by Jason at 11:35 AM
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Love this entry Jason.
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