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A HEAD OF MY ENEMY, 24AUG
I’m glad to set this devotion down, out of my head. Because I have been thinking about it for weeks…
It is related to a favorite praise song – Defender.
The Defender lyrics speak of God knowing what is best for us and speak about Him going to win our war before we even know He’s gone.
And the lyrics talk about him bringing us the head of our enemy…. So, before you say that is archaic and grotesque and awful, or even if it is figurative – let me tell you my take on it – YES, God will bring you a head of your enemy because most of the time your enemy is your own HEAD. A HEAD of my enemy is me getting AHEAD of myself…
A HEAD of my enemy is me getting AHEAD of myself…
I do it all the time, I get ahead of myself!!!!
I over think things and I think of things that I should just give up to God.
I need to pray to focus on the Holy Spirit to move me and even keep me still… We all need to focus on the fulfillment of the Holy Spirit’s needs, not ours. I have to stop running to catch up.
I have to be still enough to be caught…
A great sermon reminder this past week was: “what if you are asking for a specific thing but God wants to give you something EVEN BIGGER?”… Therefore, give up your own agenda and let the Lord bring you what He knows you need and He will bless you even more …
Yes…
Defender – You go before I know –
The lyrics ring so very very true and also are telling of the old testament story of Jehoshaphat – God went ahead of him, won His war. Jehoshaphat was told to send out praise singers ahead… To let God fight your battles and win THE war also rings true for the story of Deborah of the book of Judges, as she told Barak that God had already done the work, all he had to do was fulfill his duty – be the Lord’s…
Us too…
Be the Lords…
Amen
You go before I know
That You’ve gone to win my war
You come back with the head of my enemy
You come back and You call it my victory
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You go before I know
That You’ve gone to win my war
Your love becomes my greatest defense
It leads me from the dry wilderness
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All I did was praise
All I did was worship
All I did was bow down
All I did was stay still
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Hallelujah, You have saved me
So much better Your way
Hallelujah, great Defender
So much better Your way
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You know before I do
Where my heart can seek to find Your truth
Your mercy is the shade I’m living in
You restore my faith and hope again
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All I did was praise
All I did was worship
All I did was bow down
All I did was stay still
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Hallelujah, You have saved me
So much better this way
Hallelujah, great Defender
So much better this way
Hallelujah, You have saved me
So much better Your way
Hallelujah, great Defender
So much better Your way
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When I thought I lost me
You knew where I left me
You reintroduced me to Your love
You picked up all my pieces
Put me back together
You are the defender of my heart
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When I thought I lost me
You knew where I left me
You reintroduced me to Your love
You picked up all my pieces
Put me back together
You are the defender of my heart
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Hallelujah, You have saved me
So much better this way
Hallelujah, great Defender
So much better Your way
Hallelujah, You have saved me
So much better this way
Hallelujah, great Defender
So much better Your way
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All I did was praise
All I need to do is worship
Lord I will just bow down
I’m just gonna stay still
Debbie Upper 