Warrior

My heart is overflowing with a good theme

I recite my composition concerning the King

My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer (Selah)

My God when you came out before your people

Marched through the wilderness the earth shook below

The heavens stopped at your presence dropped rained

Five thousand years you’re still the same

So when the enemy comes at me with tactics of fear and fate

Like the Lord cracked the sky and it gave forth rain

So my enemies will be made a footstool before of the King

One by one they’ll fall as heavenly armies march and sing

The Lord is warrior he’ll fight with all his might, the enemy’s frightened as triumph cries

A shout of victory, over his enemies and he’ll go forth

The Lord is like a man war, his light will shatter the darkness from night as triumph cries

The Lord is my shelter from my enemies

I will not fear what they can do to me

In the struggle I find strength for the fight

We’ll raise the banner high until we break the night

Mount up with spiritual armor

For the weapons of this warfare are far from carnal

But mighty in God for tearing down strongholds

We marching out brandishing arms upon

The wickedness battle goes on and on

We steady combattin from dawn to dawn my king had victory all along

We focus attention from day unto day from my troubles and unto the one that can save

My brethren cryin out charging the battle line lookin unto the God worthy of praise and hey

Runnin in the race till the day breaks and I'm throwin off weight gotta make haste

Enemy can't stay gotta vacate when the great name been proclaimed thus say the Lord

And I'm gonna fight it with a mighty mighty vigor gonna side it with the undivided

Hot up in the battle in valley of the shadow of a gallow and I'm runnin with a fella that I’m honored just to follow

~ Dominic Balli

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God is near -- Today's Devotion from Mike MacIntosh

The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. ~ Psalm 145:18-19

The book of Psalms contains 150 prayers -- some long, some short, some joyful, some sorrowful. In Psalm 145:18-19, we read that the Lord is near and waiting for us to initiate contact with Him. And when we do begin conversing with Him, He hears -- that is, He listens carefully and attentively. This theme was echoed by Isaiah, who spoke for the Lord, saying:


"It shall come to pass that before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear" (Isaiah 65:24).


You see, God knows what we need even before we come to Him. While we are even in the process of speaking to Him, God is answering. What great assurance it is to know that His desire is to fulfill the spiritual desires of our heart.


We also have this assurance: He is near! And He is eagerly waiting for us to re-engage with Him in prayer. Be a person that is characterized by these great words of David: one who is continually coming back to God with a heart and mind focused on Him no matter what circumstances come your way.


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Wherever you are, you can be a light -- Today's Devotion from Mike MacIntoshDevotional by Mike MacIntosh

Wherever you are, you can be a light But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. ~ Philippians 1:12-14 Here in the city of Philippi, Paul is sitting in jail. He is not teaching in a church or synagogue. He is not on a street corner preaching; he is chained and in jail. Yet, in spite of his circumstances and surroundings, Paul's light is shining, he is being a witness for Jesus Christ, and the Gospel is being furthered. And the same can happen for you; you can be in your workplace, in your home, or at your school, and your light can shine brightly. Wherever you are, you can be a witness for Jesus Christ. Paul had the palace guard watching him, and you have people watching you. They see when you deal honestly with people; they see your kindness and generosity demonstrated. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven (Matthew 5:16). God wants you to have the confidence that you can shine like a bright beacon in this dark world. God has begun a good work in you and He promises to complete it. For some of you, that work began 20+ years ago, for some it has been a couple of years, and for others maybe just a couple of days, but He is doing a good work in you. So no matter where you are today and what you are doing, like Paul, let your light shine as you allow the Holy Spirit to use you! Check out Mike and His Ministry Here