“12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”– Ephesians 6:12
His disciples,slept.Not understanding what was about to happen.
Just like the world was not ready
When he came into it
It was uncomprehending
As he was leaving it….
But he prayed
Because from the beginning
This was the plan
From the time Adam bit …
And God said
“Who told you,you were naked?”
This was the plan
To restore mankind
To that place
Of closeness with God
To take the keys
Of death…
And Deliver us
This moment
In time
God was on earth
Among men
And stepping on the neck of the serpent…
Earth shook
And the skies opened
As Jesus bled out on a cross
Everything in creation
Knew what was happening
God
was dying ...
And in that moment
The veil in the temple
Was torn from top to bottom
Because
As christ breathed
“It is finished”
we gained access to the Kingdom of heaven
There is no deed
No formula
His blood on the altar
Finished it.
God has never been rubbing his hands together
Worrying about the future
He has always had a plan
But for those
There
In that moment
They didn’t know about Sunday
About the resurrection
We have that hope
The hope in Sunday
We have the hope of his return
Because
The story isn’t quite finished yet
Salvation
Isn’t about a formula
It has always been
“Who told you,you were naked?”
That’s all God said
Who gave you a different self image
Than what I gave you?
And he’s been restoring that image
Ever since
One day,soon.
We will see
The end
And wonder how those forces
Took the skies from us
And why we ever doubted
Because
We are not naked
He clothed us
He gave us Beauty for ashes
He defeated death
He defeated razor blades
Addiction
Paranoia
Depression
Anxiety
Fear
We have the right to exist
In Him
And we have that access
This victory
