"Through God" - Too

"Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies." (Psalms 108:13)

 Just in case you might have missed it, the majority of all of those issues we have are associated with the flesh; and by my understanding of what Paul was trying to say in Romans, pretty much throughout the whole letter, is that the flesh is to be considered crucified with Christ. So, that little issue you might have with insecurity or arrogance or even something that keeps knocking you down, it is no longer an issue, it no longer needs to be an issue; it needs to be considered dead in Christ. If anything, we need to be focused upon those things that are associated with our new life in Christ and quit trying to fix the stuff that does not pertain anymore to who we are in Christ. We are children of the King! Is it really that easy? I guess it depends on your frame of mind; or, if you are so incline, the condition of your heart. As far as that scale to measure our virtues goes, one Godly virtue pretty much tips the scale. If you don't think that is true, then look at Samson's life; where would his scale end up percentage wise? Or even Solomon, who did everything a king was not to do; he had a few wives, horses, chariots; he even dabbled in pagan religions. I am not saying that any of those things did not cost him something, because they always do; but what really matters the most is where it all is settled in the end; or as Solomon might say, "The end of the matter!" If this Psalm is about a cry for aid, aid is something required because we cannot do it alone, ever! There is a spiritual side to life and the physical side; everything that is associated with the physical side is temporary and dying. There is nothing we get to hold onto in this life, nothing that goes with us into the next. The aid that we truly need is all about the spiritual things, those things that truly matter when this life is all said and done. It is only those things which are done through Christ that last; this is a very good thing...

""Everything is meaningless," says the Teacher, "completely meaningless." Keep this is mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them. The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly. The words of the wise are like cattle prods -painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep. But, my child, let me give you some further advise: Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out. That's the whole story. Here is now my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone's duty. God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad." (Ecclesiastes 12:8-14) NLT