the other day i was on the bus for over 40 minutes. not what i would call the most exciting of moments in my life. but while on the bus, i took the time to read romans again. a friend of mine was told that romans is like the song of songs of the new testament. i wanted to try reading it again, from this perspective, as a love story.
as i was reading, i hit a passage that i have read and sung and yelled many times.
"and the God of peace will soon crush satan, underneath your feet."
it hit me as i was reading that i had never considered the second last word of that statement. each time in youth, when we were all jumping and shouting, i was thinking "God will crush satan." true. but how? underneath your feet.
the God of peace is powerful enough to crush satan completely on his own. but he CHOSE to equip us and partner with us so that we may have the victory with him! how profound is that!!? God will soon crush the evil one. and it will not be a show and tell, where he does it and says, "look guys, i did that for you!" no, it will be a partnership, a team. God will give US the victory over satan - he has given us every good gift - he has equipped us with grace and power to such an extent that satan will be crushed UNDER OUR FEET.
that's pretty exciting!!
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Malachi 4
3 You shall trample the wicked,
For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet
On the day that I do this,”
Says the LORD of hosts.
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