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Podcast 25.3 Transcript
Welcome to Thursday Thoughts at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s think about this.
Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, Ephesians 6:16-17 ESV
This is from the larger passage in Ephesians which encourages us to pray for the full armor of God. Whatever you are facing today or in this season, ask God to be your shield and sword.
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 ESV
We have no greater honor than to die to ourselves and let Christ live in us. We must strive to find our worth and our delight in Him. Ask the Spirit to reveal to you if you are living by faith in Christ.
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tow’r:
…The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 ESV
The mingling of peace and protection in God’s living presence is so beautiful in this stanza. He cares for our souls and our bodies. Thank Him for giving your soul shelter and for being your stronghold when your body is threatened.
Raise Thou me heav’nward, O Pow’r of my pow’r.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strengthof my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:25-26 ESV
Everything for this life and the next. Nothing on earth can satisfy like Him, and even our bodies fail us, but He is the Power of our power. Declare your trust in Jesus to raise you heavenward.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has come to your mind, or listen to what He is saying to you, then I will read our text once more, with the refrain.
Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tow’r:
Raise Thou me heav’nward, O Pow’r of my pow’r.
Take the mindfulness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time, Be Resonant.
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