Here’s something I shared with a class I am lecturing too…..
Spiritual warfare
War is never tidy, and it is rarely fair, there is no Geneva Convention, it is a battle. The war was won, but the fighting goes on. Col 2.15…He has publicly disarmed them… The gates of hell will not win, Jesus, the King of the Church will…
But Hells powers are irrational, they are hate filled, they have not accepted they have lost, and like some Japanese soldier sitting on an island in the pacific well after the 2nd world war has finished, they still fight, and they are vicious, and we live in a sinful world, where Christ has not yet appropriated His victory.
When the Spirit comes upon us in power, Demons may flee, but they may also buck up and protest, and the heat of the spiritual battle may increase.
Eph 6, 2 Cor 10.4
From time to time, God’s Holy Spirit breaks forth and there is revival, and God mops us some resistance, but at other times, it seems the Devil is winning.
Despite the irreverance, there are some good things for me to think about here.
As a father myself, I can sort of understand something of the anguish of this beautiful little daughter’s parents.
Can I ask those reading this blog to just take a moment to pray for Madeleine McCann
Pray for her safe return, pray for her parents…..God please act in a powerful way, and cause there to be a miraculous and wonderful outcome.
I am quite serious in that I have always thought that people who lead tipping know nothing about football….which I know I have said before…..but there you go.
Sorry Bec, I have regained the number one spot on Rodneys tipping ladder, which unfortunately Rod is at the bottom of, right near St Gaz….
I dont expect to stay at the top for long…so I will enjoy it while it lasts…
1 Mark Edwards 5 5 5 5 7 4 6 37 147 7 Send
2 bek ingram 6 5 4 4 7 5 4 35 187 59 Send
3 Dave Quinn 3 6 6 4 5 6 4 34 216 34 Send
4 Andrew Canion 5 6 4 4 5 3 6 33 178 7 Send
5 scott sladden 5 4 4 3 6 6 5 33 188 16 Send
6 jaggunn 4 5 3 5 6 4 6 33 274 46 Send
7 Paula Boardman 5 4 5 5 6 4 4 33 277 35 Send
8 Saintgaz 5 6 4 4 5 4 4 32 228 29 Send
9 LittleTid 5 2 6 5 5 5 4 32 236 65 Send
10 ozcanadian 3 4 7 5 5 4 3 31 195 27 Send
11 Margaret Olsen 4 3 5 4 5 3 5 29 211 5 Send
12 Geoff 2 4 4 4 6 4 5 29 241 32 Send
13 Rodney Olsen 5 5 4 2 4 4 3 27 201 32 Send
Great win today…..came back after the young running Hawks took a decent lead over us.
Chris Tarrant played a great unselfish game….clearly Best on Ground.
Kicked a couple, but more importantly worked really well with the other players, setting up goals and creating a spark across the half forward line.
Hawthorn are a great side, and should easily account for a lack lustre Saints next week, who had a pretty lucky win at home against the Swans.
But of course, the best news of the weekend was that not only did the flat running side the Weagles got beaten, but sanity has been restored and they are no longer on top of the ladder.