Psalm 110

The Lord says to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”
The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying,
    “Rule in the midst of your enemies!”
Your troops will be willing
    on your day of battle.

We battle not against flesh and blood, but the powers and principalities of darkness. I was a little convicted about the amount I pray and fast for those that I serve. The verse in Luke where it says (in the footnotes) "these demons only come out through prayer and fasting" has been brought up to my mind again. 

How willing am I to step into the ring? Am I actually willing to give up a little comfort so that others will know more about Jesus? Or am I just a little too tied to this world and all it's pleasures (including a full stomach)?

When Paul said "food for the stomach and the stomach for the food; but God will destroy them both," it amazed me the ways we are willing to meaningless blow resources on momentary comfort. 

I dunno, this psalm was a weird one, but that's where my mind went. There's a fight, there's a way to fight it, am I stepping into the ring? Or am I just entertained by the show?

Evan PetersComment