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Louie Giglio
(Ephesians 6:12).
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts in wickedness in the heavenly places.
Psalm 23—a
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
He rstores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
1 Peter 5:8,
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
When it comes to not giving the Enemy a seat at your table, we have to start by wrapping our minds around this difficult truth: life is hard, yet Jesus invites us to follow Him anyway.
FAITH
Habakkuk 3:17-19
Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be in the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls-yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
Daniel 3
“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up” (Daniel 3:17–18).
Even though
even though
even though
I will
Developing this kind of “even though / I will” faith changes the temperature and trajectory of your life. When the pressure mounts, this kind of faith doesn’t deflate. Instead, it actually inflates. It becomes bolder. More resolute and undaunted. More robust.
John 3:16.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
God as a personal and attentive Shepherd,
intimately cares
tough enough to defend them agai...
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rested and we...
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“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday
and today and forever.”
Jesus is saying, I want to be your G...
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Second Peter 2:19
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.
When you allow Jesus to be your Shepherd, He steps into this stressed-out culture and becomes your replenishing guide. He leads you, watches over you, and gives you rest. Jesus gives you purpose. He shows you how to deal with your enemies so they don’t tear you apart inside. Jesus gives you a hope and a future, and He’ll restore your soul. He’ll give you goodness and love for today, for tomorrow, and for every day for the rest of your life. Jesus will even give you an eternity with Him in paradise.
That’s how we develop an “even though” kind of faith. We live by knowing that, in the midst of a broken world, God Almighty is with us.
Isaiah 25:6,
And in this mountain The Lord of hosts will make for all people a feast of choice pieces, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of well-refined wines on the lees.
Luke 13:29,
They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.
It’s a true feast that satisfies your deepest longings.
Keep in mind, also, that in spite of all the delicious food you’re diving into, the true importance of this table is not what’s on it. The wonder of this meal is not the food. It’s about who you’re at the table with.
1 Timothy 1:17,
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgements and His ways past finding out!
36,
For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
vastness of space,
Job 26:7a - He stretches out the north over empty space
how earth is suspended as if over nothing,
Job 26:7b - He hangs the earth on nothing.
how God wraps up waters i...
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Job 26:8a - He binds up the water in His thick clouds
can cover the face of the...
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Job 26:9 - He covers the face of His throne, and spreads His cloud over it.
God marks out the...
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Job 26:10a - He drew a circular horizon on the the face of the waters
causes the pillars of heave...
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Job 26:11a - The pillars of heaven tremble
He can churn up the sea or blow upon the skies so ...
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Job 26:12 - He stirs up the sea with His power, and by His understanding He breaks up the storm.
(Job 26:14).
Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, and how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?
your greatest Enemy—wants in and is working persistently, stealthily, to sit at this table with you.
Now it’s you and God and the Devil.
Who was the devil? Louis' attitude or the guy forcefully inserting himself at the table?
Romans 8:10–12
And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors-not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
In Jesus’ name we are to think of ourselves as dead to the power of sin.
In Jesus’ name we don’t have to let the voice of the Enemy control the way we live.
In Jesus’ name we don’t have to give in to sinful desires; we can win the...
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Second Corinthians 11:14
And no wonder! Satan himself transfoms himself into an angel of light.
(John 10:10).
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
(Matthew 4;
v. 3 - Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
v. 4 - But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God'". (Deuteronomy 8:3 - So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.)
v. 6 - and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you,' and, 'In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.'" (Psalm 91:11,12 - For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.)
v. 7 Jesus said to him, "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God,'" (Deuteronomy 6:16 - You shall not tempt the Lord your God as you tempted Him in Massah.)
v. 9 - And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me."
v. 10 - Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.'" (Deuteronomy 6:13 - You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name.)
Luke 4).
v 4 - 12 see the note for Matthew 4
First John 2:16
For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father but is of the world.
Genesis 3 describes how the Devil, in the form of a serpent, prompted Eve to question if God was truly good. The Devil showed Eve the forbidden fruit and pointed out how beautiful it was. Surely God is withholding something from you, something you truly need, the Enemy whispered.
Genesis 3:1 - "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?"
v. 4, 5 - "You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
