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| LIVING THE
SOLUTION WITH DAILY INSPIRATION |
Your God is
present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you.
Happy to have you back, he'll calm you with his love and
delight you with his songs. (Zephaniah 3:17 — The
Message)
Why is it when we think of God and
Jesus together we usually think of them only as passive,
kind, loving, compassionate and so on? Yet when we think
of God in the context of being fierce it involves punishment
and retribution; we never seem to think of Him using this
fierceness in a positive way on our behalf. There are
many references in the Bible, like the one today that
speaks of God as a strong warrior for the purpose of fighting
for you to save you, to rescue you and of singing with
delight about you and expressing His love and passion
for you.
We as parents know the same feelings. There are times
when our kids drive us nuts, we get angry with them, we
have to punish them, but we do so only because we love
them so much and only want the best for them. We would
be the first for go and fight for our kids if need be,
even if the moment before we were disciplining them. If
that is how we as flawed parents would act think how much
more God loves us, wants the best for us and is willing
to fight for us.
Yes, our God extravagantly loves. God is compassionate
and passionate, understanding, gentle but at the same
time our fierce warrior and defender, there to fight for
us. When we think of our God let's not forget His warrior
heart for us.
Live intentionally, purposely, free and with passion,
Pete Reinbold
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