victory — Warrior of The Presence

The Fight Is Real. The Outcome Even More So Dec 22, 2021 There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second is claimed by God, and counterclaimed by Satan.~ C. S. Lewis But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the…

Mysterium Fidei (The Mystery of Faith) Mar 21, 2021 The mystery of the Bible should teach us, at one and the same time, our nothingness and our greatness, producing humility and animating hope.~Henry Dundas Melville (1742-1811) O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name…

Warriors Own The Night Jan 12, 2021 Fear not the night,Fear those who walk the night.And I am he that walks the night,But only evil needs to fear meAnd gentle souls sleep safe in their beds,Because I own the night.~ David Grossman Moses…

A Warrior’s Crisis at Christmas Dec 27, 2020 Hold my faith for me! I cannot grasp it right now!~ An African mother in travail of childbirth, to her attendants. “I have cut off nations;their battlements are in ruins;I have laid waste their streetsso that…

Win First Then Fight Jun 29, 2020 先胜后战 (Xiān shèng hòu zhàn)~ 孫子 Sun Tzu Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to…

Desert Warfare: Winning on The Toughest Battlefields Jul 23, 2018 When Christ formed in us finds free course for all His mind and all His passion; when our eyes are opened to the great purposes of His life in the salvation of the whole world; and…

Black Saturday: Where Death and Life Meet Mar 31, 2018 It is Saturday We are bewildered We are scared What happened to Him could happen to us We are waiting for what He said but the silence is deafening Doubt-filled fear controls most moments If true,…

Stillness: The Fastest Way to Fight Feb 6, 2018 It is joyful to feel that we do not and cannot have any enemies among men, but only unhappy brethren, who are deserving of pity and help, even when, through misunderstanding, they become our enemies and…

How And When to Fight Back Feb 5, 2018 The fight for our planet, physical and spiritual, a fight of cosmic proportions, is not a vague matter of the future; it has already started. The forces of evil have begun their decisive offensive. You can…

Eternity’s Echo in Time Jan 7, 2018 Augustine tells of a vision of seeing a little boy at a beach scooping up the ocean thimbleful by thimbleful and emptying it out on the sand. Then he sees an angel who tells him that…

The L_RD Rebuke You Usurper Aug 20, 2017 Feed on Christ, and then go and live your life, and it is Christ in you that lives your life, that helps the poor, that tells the truth, that fights the battle, and that wins the…

G_d Is Bigger May 6, 2017 The enemies of Christ are triumphant, Christianity is a failure, they say, and the church of God herself looks on in pain at the shortcomings in her midst. But lo, at length from the very heart…

Easter Smackdown: King Jesus says to death: “Is that all you’ve got?” Apr 16, 2017 The world appears very little to a soul that contemplates the greatness of God. ~Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection (c. 1605-1691) Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know…

Rest And Belief: Intimate Bedfellows Mar 17, 2017 “The devil never rejoices more,” said Francis of Assisi, “than when he robs a servant of God of his peace of heart.” Peace and joy go a-begging when the heart of a Christian pants for one…

Post-Victory Failure Syndrome Feb 19, 2017 After a time of growth, will often come another time of growth. And the way we may experience this growth is through failure. Makala Doulos explores this idea.

Misdirected Fear Jan 29, 2017 Listen to no man who fails to listen to God. ~ Unknown I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am…

Fortitudo! Jan 14, 2017 Often the test of courage is not to die but to live! ~ Vittorio Alfieri Courage is a heart full… strengthened and made supple by Him. ~ Makala Barnabas Doulos There shall come forth a Shoot…

What? Like You Are Gonna Lose? Jan 4, 2017 Sing aloud, children! sing to the glorious King of Redemption, who sits on the throne, for the seraphim high veil their faces, and cry, and the angels are praising the Son. With His raiment blood-dyed, and…

Fighting Against Meaningless Things Jan 2, 2017 I began to draw near to the believers among the poor, simple, and ignorant, the pilgrims, monks, and peasants. The more I contemplated the lives of these simple folk, the more deeply was I convinced of…

Our Own Personal Pearl Harbors Dec 11, 2016 Pride blinds us not only to itself, but to every other sin tucked away in the recesses of our hearts and lives. It causes us to hate correction and reproof. It hides our sin from us,…

Wobbly Warrior Nov 20, 2016 Henri Nouwen wrote of the spiritual work of gratitude: To be grateful for the good things that happen in our lives is easy, but to be grateful for all of our lives—the good as well as…

Fighting Against Battle Momentum: Learning to Be At Ease Nov 10, 2016 In time of trouble go not out of yourself to seek for aid; for the whole benefit of trial consists in silence, patience, rest, and resignation. In this condition divine strength is found for the hard…

The Stunning Ferocity of Grace Oct 24, 2016 Salvation of the Lord alone; Grace is a shoreless sea. ~ C.H. Spurgeon When Pharaoh drew near, the people of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they feared…

Bulletproof Dead Sep 6, 2016 The Blood disposes of our sins, while the Cross strikes at the root of our capacity for sin.~ Watchman Nee For if we have been united with Him in a death like His, we shall certainly…

Goodness Always Grows Jul 31, 2016 Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows. ~John Milton (1608-1674) Goodness Always Grows… The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall…

Battlefield Promotions: Battered, Bloody, Winning and Accelerating Jul 20, 2016 Crisis leads to promotion and elevation. Those things, situations and circumstances that threaten to take you down are in fact causing you to rise up in the power of My might that you might surmount every…

Just Doin’ My Job Jun 19, 2016 Really great men have a curious feeling that the greatness is not in them but through them.~John Ruskin (1819-1900)The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like…

Relentless Battles for The Believer Jun 13, 2016 I shall not fear the battleIf thou art by my side,Nor wander from the pathwayIf thou wilt be my guide.~John E. BodeThe Lord your God Himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations…

The War Is Over Jun 10, 2016 In time of trouble go not out of yourself to seek for aid; for the whole benefit of trial consists in silence, patience, rest, and resignation. In this condition divine strength is found for the hard…

Death by Living As A Victim Jun 6, 2016 When you think everything is someone else’s fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.~ His Holiness The Dalai Lama The Pharisees…

The Exchanged Life May 29, 2016 And yet it may happen in these most desperate trials of our human existence that beyond any rational explanation, we may feel a nail-scarred Hand clutching ours. We are able, as Etty Hillesun, the Dutch Jewess…

Needing Encouragement: Getting It by Losing Something May 10, 2016 But no one except Lucy knew that as it circled the mast it had whispered to her, “Courage, dear heart,” and the voice, she felt sure, was Aslan’s, and with the voice a delicious smell breathed…

Tipping from Soul into The Spirit Mar 20, 2016 O sweetness of my heart! O life of my soul, joyous resting place of my spirit! O bright and beautiful day of eternity, serene light deep within me! Flowering paradise of my heart! When shall I…

Making The Way Clear Mar 17, 2016 “Way! Way! Way!” came the voice. “Way for the White Barbarian King, the guest of the Tisroc (may he live forever)! Way for the Narnian lords.”. . . It was quite unlike any other party they…

Double Threat for The Enemy Feb 23, 2016 We two form a multitude.~OvidWives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, His body, and is…

Loving Beyond Our Imperfections Feb 11, 2016 God hears no sweeter music than the cracked chimes of the courageous human spirit ringing in imperfect acknowledgment of his perfect love.~Joshua Loth Liebman (1907-1948) But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the…

Swing for The Fence Feb 10, 2016 I shall not fear the battleIf Thou art by my side,Nor wander from the pathwayIf Thou wilt be my guide.~John E. Bode I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God,…

His Victory in The Breaches of Our Lives Feb 7, 2016 Defeat may serve as well as victoryTo shake the soul and let the glory out.When the great oak is straining in the windThe boughs drink in new beauty, and the trunkSends down a deeper root on…

Fighting Into The Light Feb 5, 2016 When you are lovers in a dangerous time, nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight. You have to kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight. ~ Bruce Cockburn Thus says the LORD: For…

Post-it Notes and Threat to Relationship: The Reality of Spiritual Warfare Jan 14, 2016 A re-post on spiritual warfare. Much of our praying is just asking God to bless some folks that are ill and to keep us plugging along. But prayer is not merely prattle: it is warfare.~Alan Redpath…

The Enormity of The Gospel in Christmas Dec 22, 2015 Advent. The coming of quiet joy.Arrival of radiant light in our darkness.Breath, mouth, ears, eyesHe is curtailed who overflowed all skies, all years.Older than eternity, now he is new.Now native to earth as I am,nailed to…

No Need for Chaos Nov 23, 2015 A vessel that grows as it is filled will never be full. If a bin able to hold a cartload grew while you were dumping your load in it, you could never fill it. The soul…

Warriors Outside of Time Nov 23, 2015 Our own heart, and not other men’s opinions, form true honor.~Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?— the God who equipped me with strength…

Through The Fear And into The Fruit Nov 12, 2015 Everybody has a vocation to some form of life work. But behind that and deeper than that, everybody has a vocation to be a person, to be fully and deeply a human being, to be Christlike.…

Knocking The Knots Off of The Big Sticks Oct 5, 2015 My identity as Abba’s child is not an abstraction or a tap dance into religiosity. It is the core truth of my existence. Living in the wisdom of accepted tenderness profoundly affects my perception of reality,…

Full-Throttle Faith Aug 6, 2015 We’re going in full throttle. That ought to keep those fighters off our back. – Right with you Boss!~ Wedge to Luke Skywalker, in Star Wars, Episode IV All the men of Israel, when they saw…

Our Clumsy Participation in The Army of The LORD of Hosts Jul 2, 2015 Jesus called Peter a “rock” long before Peter was stable & mature. He leads us by calling out what He sees not by calling out our failures.~ James Goll Behold, a day is coming for the…

Why Hiding in Christ Is Not Cowardice May 13, 2015 Our huffing and puffing to impress God, our scrambling for brownie points, our thrashing about trying to fix ourselves while hiding our pettiness and wallowing in guilt are nauseating to God and are a flat out…

Semper Victoria May 8, 2015 Victory in service is to be expected from supernaturally born men who are supernaturally delivered, supernaturally sustained, and supernaturally directed. We are thus supernaturally created for a supernatural work which is supernaturally prepared and is to…

Post Victory Rehabilitation May 3, 2015 Bloody nose and burning eyesRaised in laughter to the skiesI’ve been in trouble but I’m okBeen through the wringer but I’m okWalls are falling and I’m okUnder the mercy and I’m ok~ Bruce Cockburn When I…

Battle Fatigue: Tired And OK Apr 8, 2015 A re-post on exhaustion“We are to be re-made. All the rabbit in us is to disappear—the worried, conscientious, ethical rabbit as well as the cowardly and sensual rabbit. We shall bleed and squeal as the handfuls…

Warrior Living Feb 23, 2015 The certainty that he who went through death, who restored the connection between nature and the spiritual world, changes death to win a triumph, a triumph that is; awaiting us like the warrior who is going…

Victory in The Dwelling Place Feb 16, 2015 Lord, what a change within us one short hour spent in thy presence will Avail to make! What heavy burdens from our bosoms take! What parched grounds refresh as with a shower! We kneel, and all…

A Beautiful Death… Consecration Feb 12, 2015 Death is only painful to him who resists it. The imagination exaggerates its terrors. The spirit argues endlessly to show the propriety of the life of self. Self-love fights against death, like a sick man in…

Grace Bursts Through Feb 2, 2015 As in nature and in the arts, so in grace: it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster. The more the diamond is cut, the brighter it sparkles, and in what…

Him Proving His Plans for Us Jan 30, 2015 Thank you, Father, for these tears that have carried me to the depth of your love. How could I have known your fullness without the emptiness, your acceptance without the rejection, your forgiveness without my failure,…

Resting into Victory Jan 3, 2015 There are three kinds of faith in Christ: 1. Struggling faith, like a man in deep water desperately swimming. 2. Clinging faith, like a man hanging to the side of a boat. 3. Resting faith, like…

Like A Plastic Banana Jan 1, 2015 Satan fails to speak of the remorse, the futility, the loneliness, and the spiritual devastation which go hand in hand with immorality.~Billy Graham (1918- ) For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are…

Feast on The Battlefield Oct 3, 2014 A funeral among men is a wedding feast among the angels.~Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” But He said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know…

Egypt and Victory Today Sep 2, 2014 Recently had a student approach this teacher and ask a few questions…Deuteronomy 31:8 says: “He is the LORD that goes before you, He will be with you, He will not fail you, He will not forsake…

Victory in The Rubble of The World Aug 19, 2014 The kingdom of God is a kingdom of paradox, where through the ugly defeat of a cross, a holy God is utterly glorified. Victory comes through defeat; healing through brokenness; finding self through losing self.~Charles Colson…

Hitting The Reset Button Jul 17, 2014 The expression of Christian character is not good doing, but God-likeness. If the Spirit of God has transformed you within, you will exhibit divine characteristics in your life, not good human characteristics. God’s life in us…

The Key to Victory: His Presence Jul 8, 2014 The Father is not content until you are overwhelmed, until the very fabric of your personality is totally riddled with who He is, until you are overwhelmed in your heart, in your thinking, in the way…

Prime Directive Jun 13, 2014 When you live above fear, it becomes a weapon in your hand and you drive it into the heart of your enemy.~ Graham CookeBy this we know that we abide in Him and He in us,…

Tetelestai! It Is Finished! Apr 18, 2014 “Tetelestai” doesn’t translate simply, we have to make a phrase out of it – “It is finished.” But still some of its power is lost in the translation. In the Greek it implies that something has…

TransJordan Hyperviolence Jan 9, 2014 The devil never sleeps, and your flesh is very much alive. Prepare yourself for battle. Surrounding you are enemies that never rest.~Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380-1471) It is for freedom that we have been set free.…

Power Curve Dec 9, 2013 What are you waiting for? You’re faster than this. Don’t think you are, know you are. Come on. Stop trying to hit me and hit me. ~ Morpheus to Neo, in The MatrixThen they yoked themselves…

The Bleeding Edge of Victory Oct 27, 2013 Thank you, Father, for these tears that have carried me to the depth of your love. How could I have known your fullness without the emptiness, your acceptance without the rejection, your forgiveness without my failure,…

Love’s Invincibility Jul 12, 2013 Your success and happiness lie in you. External conditions are the accidents of life. The great enduring realities are love and service. Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence, aglow.…

Hyper-Triumphant May 29, 2013 The normal Christian life is a victorious, holy, faith-centered, Spirit-empowered, Christ-dependent, surrendered, fruit-bearing, broken, overcoming, sustained life. The normal Christian life is another way of describing abiding in Christ. This life is an on-going conversational relationship…

Battle on The Backside of Victory May 11, 2013 The saints have their power, their glory, their victory, their lustre, and need no worldly or intellectual greatness…. God is enough for them.~Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from…

Who Defies? Sep 24, 2012 “Oh, it’s just you.” ~ Smith Wigglesworth, upon having a confrontation with the devil in his living room. (Smith turned around and went to bed.)For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies…

This Guy “Got It.” Read The Secret About Two-Thirds Down Jun 21, 2012 Do we live “for” God? Or, should we instead let Him live His life “through” us? The “flow” is 180 degree different one way or the other… so we gotta choose. Read on believer. This guy…

The Final Push towards The Upward Call Jan 23, 2012 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8 Oh man, is earthly life short. Oh my, eternity is forever. There is a woman i know. She is…

A Tribute to My Mom, And A Message to Us Men Jan 23, 2012 Happy Birthday Mom, The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8 Oh man, is earthly life short. Oh my, eternity is forever. There is a woman i…

The Agony of Defeat Aug 8, 2011 “When obedience is in the ascendant, He will tax the remotest star and the last grain of sand to assist you with all His Almighty power.” — Oswald Chambers The sting of death is sin, and…

How to Live The Christian Life May 23, 2011 How do we live the Christian Life? How do we walk holy and committed to Him? We must be filled with the Holy Spirit. We must know that Jesus is our friend. AND that as we…

He Is Our Banner May 10, 2011 Yeah, we are proud of the young warrior training at Ft. Jackson. Join me in the morning watches to pray for his safety, his success, and his mission. Many thanks to those readers who do. scot…

Do Not Miss This Apr 23, 2011 Do not miss this. Drop what you are doing. Take 11:27 and hear this message about the Gospel and HOW He works in and through us to bring victory in life and glory to Himself. Love…