pramsay posted on August 05, 2008 12:51 1728 views

Too Much Caffeine or Too Many Burdens?

Donald, why would you be prowling around through the night? Too much caffeine or did you have something on your mind?” He thinks to himself: “Too much on my mind??! That’s an understatement. If you only knew a half of what was going on, you wouldn’t sleep either!

Worried sick. The tension is mounting. It just seems like all the progress that has been made is being lost. Things seem like they’re going down the tubes – unraveling piece by piece. Peace and harmony seem like a distant memory or a vague dream.

Did you know that before sin entered the human race through our first parents there were no burdens, worries, unhealthy tension or sleepless nights. There was no back stabbing, no crafty maneuvers, no character assassinations, no malicious missiles, no subtle underminings, no hurtful betrayals, no twisted half-truths – nothing to cause division and nothing to disrupt the peace. Peace reigned.

The Apostle Paul had written a very long letter to the believers in Rome. If you haven’t studied the Epistle to the Romans, you should. It is essential for you to be grounded in the great doctrines taught in Romans. But just before he concludes, he warns them against so-called Christians and false teachers who would worm their way into a company of believers and like termites try to eat away at the very structure of the gathering. There would be those who would disrupt the peace, decimate the unity and destroy the fellowship. He issues a stern warning to be on guard – not just keep your eyes open, but to be actively scrutinizing those who are causing a disturbance and then take decisive remedial action. That’s the thought in Romans 16:17.

But right on the heels of that stern warning to those who would disrupt peace is this verse:

The God of peace

will soon crush Satan

under your feet.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

(Romans 16:20)

The thought isn’t a mere bruising of Satan – but a complete crushing of the enemy of peace. Picture a young David with his feet firmly placed on the torso of the horizontal Goliath with his arms raised in victory. The mortal wound happened when the stone sunk into his head. The deed was done. But then there was the public wave of triumph when David used Goliath’s sword to display to the world that this enemy had been defeated and removed forever!

Satan received his mortal wound at Calvary. At Calvary, Christ delivered the conquering blow to Satan. The sentence of eternal defeat and damnation was passed upon Satan. His days are numbered. The God of peace will publicly demonstrate to the universe the crushing of Satan and all he represents.

Even though we may feel downtrodden by the feet of others today because of the effects of sin and the workings of Satan – the future is bright. Our feet will join in the public triumph of Christ as Satan is crushed forever and eternal peace once again reigns.

In the meantime, dear Child of God, remember your God is the God of Peace. You also know the Prince of Peace who conquered at Calvary. Even if it is a whirlwind outside and the howling winds of unrest are tipping things over and blowing things around, get alone with the God of Peace and let Him calm your troubled soul. To the wind and waves – “Peace be still.”

Walk carefully and closely with the Lord today.

Warmly in Christ

Peter Ramsay

peter@heaven4sure.com

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