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Delighting in His Words . . . . . All Around
the World!
A dessert bar devo from God's Banquet Table, The Devotional Buffet and Peggie's Pen!
Welcome to the Dessert Bar, special devos that Peggie will write on occasion, in addition to the 500-plus devotionals archived at the Devotional Buffet. "O taste and see that the Lord is good (Psalm 34:8)." Let's feast on the richness of His Word--it's a banquet fit for a king, and you're a King's Kid--so come on in and enjoy!
by Peggie C. Bohanon, Webmaster and Creator of Peggie's Place!
Out of the blue came the title for this devotional, literally! While chatting with a veteran missionary (50 years of service in Africa), I was talking about my week--when, suddenly, it just sort of blurted out...."I've had a battle of the blues this week!" Having probably dealt with demons in Africa as she preached the Gospel in that dark land, somehow she understood my mini-battle with the forces below--and you will, too, if you have made any attempt to serve the Lord where YOU live--Africa, Afghanistan, Aruba, or Atlanta!!
Blue colors each of our worlds at one time or another--and after we wallow in the mud for a while, we realize how sly the old fox is. It's a battleground, for sure--but a place where we fight to win--and that's what I'm about to do--the battleground of the fox will become a site for the banquet table of the Lamb. What to wear? No tuxes, no dress blues, no army fatigues--JUST the Full Armor of the Lord! Heavy stuff--but bring it along, drag it if you must, for we are about "ready to roll!"
We're headed for the battleground of the blues.....we'll tour it and try out our armor--so hang on! Caution: you are about to enter the WAR ZONE....but a BIG WIN is on the way!
Battlefield of the Past: A Parade in Faded Blue!
Been there/done that? Sure, we all have! Our foe frequents the past and takes us with him to watch the parade.....a review in blue of our past wrongs, mistakes, misjudgments, failures, sins, shortcomings and more. He's an expert in parade fatigue and he will wear you out--and down--with condemnation, false guilt, low self-esteem--any trick in the book--to get you to look back, to uncover the sins God has covered by the Blood, to bring them up again and again until you go down again and again--in defeat and into a world of faded blue.
What to do? BEAT THE BLUES OF THE PAST with the BELT OF TRUTH...it's part of that all-sufficient armor God gave you the moment you received His Son as your Savior. Hopefully, you dragged it here, or maybe it's at the one-day dry cleaner's or the consignment shop down the road - wherever it is, retrieve it NOW....and put on the Belt of Truth. The devil, with all his imagination and cleverness is a liar, the truth is not in him. Surround your waist (be it thin or thick!!) with that wonderful, one-size-fits-all BELT OF TRUTH made by Him who says, "I am the way, the TRUTH and the life," and the wicked one, must flee, for--
It's time to put on that belt, pick up the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT....and in His Name and with His Word, beat the blues that color your past, cancel the parade that condemns your soul, and conquer the enemy of your life....and here it is:
"There is, therefore, now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:1,2)."
Battlefield of the Present: A Platoon of the Fighting Blues!
Been there/done that too? Sure, we all have! Our fox-like foe and his platoon of fighting spirits will fox--and fight--their way into TODAY--into our homes, our hearts, and our world. The hallowed place becomes an unholy place - a GROUND ZERO - where terror reigns, where right turns into wrong, where relationships crash, where internal pressure combusts.....and the Twin Towers horror we saw becomes a picture of our private world--blasted, blown away and blue. He knows what pushes your buttons today--and he'll use it against you every time. If you don't collapse with one button's push, he'll find another--and fight you, tooth and nail, until down you go, into the depths of despair.
What to do? BEAT THE BLUES OF THE PRESENT with the BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS! His righteousness overcomes the evil roar of the enemy; His armor shields you from the daily darts of the wicked one. The Righteous One is able to right whatever's wrong in your topsy-turvy world--for HE is your righteousness! He fights on YOUR behalf, bringing the goodness of the Lord into the ground zero of your life. Welcome Him; then watch the wicked one flee, for you've got another weapon mightier than any sword of life--
It's time to pick up the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, put on that Breastplate of righteousness....and in His Name and with His Word beat the blues that color your present......and here it is:
"For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creation, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord (Romans 8:38,39)."
Battlefield of the Future: A Proclamation in Faithless Blue!
Been there/done that one too? Sure, we all have! Our foe does not remain in our past to haunt us, nor in our present to harm us--he moves ahead to our future to hollow out the hope-filled places, filling them with dread, fear, anxiety.....for when all hope is gone, what then? He's got you in the faithless, fog-filled place he's been preparing for you--and there you sit, no sense of God, just gloom and doom and darkness ahead, as far as you can see.
What to do? BEAT THE BLUES OF THE FUTURE with the SHIELD OF FAITH.......as he, the enemy proclaims doom and gloom, YOU proclaim victory and faith. Pick up that shield and as the fiery darts sail towards you, send them sprawling at your feet, harmless to destroy and defeat you. You belong to the King--your hope is in the LORD--and you will yet praise Him....and THEN, he, the wicked one must flee, for--
It's time to pick up the Sword of the Spirit, hold up that shield of faith, and in His Name and with His Word beat the blues that color your future.....and here it is:
"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God (Psalm 42:11)."
Your armor is on now--all but your SHOES...so get them on - the shoes of the gospel of peace - and march out of that battleground of blue in the Name of the Lord. Leave behind the defeat, despair, discouragement and down time--look UP...the Great Warrior stands beside you to lead you into victory....with the whole armor of God, go forth in His Name....and may the blue behind you, before you and within you, be GONE in the power of His Blood...you are more than a conqueror in the Name of the Victorious Son of God...
Now take THAT, devil, and BEAT it.......we belong to the King and HE IS LORD!
Copyright 2002 by Peggie Bohanon, Springfield, MO. All rights reserved. Not to be copied without permission.
A Prayer:
"Lord, thank You for Your armor that we choose to wear when our world turns blue. We refuse to succumb to the tricks of the enemy to defeat us in soul, mind, spirit and body. We proclaim liberty and HIS love, joy and peace, as we march to victory in YOUR NAME and with the full armor of the Lord, In Jesus' Name, Amen."
All Scriptures are taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible.
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