The Freedom We Know

We’re gonna dance dance dance
In the freedom we know
We’re gonna dance dance dance
In the freedom we know
We’re gonna dance dance dance
In the freedom we know
Because the freedom we know is gonna last forever!
~The Freedom We Know (from Hillsongs Mighty to Save)

Claiming complete healing for my body, deliverance for my spirit and refreshing for my soul, I sang this song and danced knowing in my heart of hearts, that He who is with me is greater than those against me.

It’s really a prophetic declaration – the dance. In the Old Testament, the dance is not done just for the heck of it; it is warfare. It is fighting the battle in the spirit realm even though in the natural, things seem without hope.

I remember when I was still in junior high school we had this prayer retreat in the outskirts of the city. In one of the nights, a classmate of ours began manifesting overt demonic oppression. Clueless on what to do, we asked our principal how we can help. She only said praise and worship. And that we did!

War is what the enemy started, and war he surely got! And to the victor, belongs all the spoils of the war!

We were dancing, singing and lifting up our hands till the wee hours of the morning. Not only our classmate was set free from the demonic forces that oppressed her, we were set free from the religious spirit as well. No more being contented with just pew-warming. It's about time we stand our ground and fight!

Not only did she receive her freedom, we were released into a different level of expressing our worship and praise unto our God.

So the next time the enemy comes and threatens of a war, stand up and lift up your hands. For the victory is ours, and the battle is the Lord's.

And realize that we dance not for ourselves but for those who can’t. We sing for those who have no song. We intercede for those whose hope seemed gone.

Let the Warrior-Bride arise!

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Lessons from the Sickbed

Stripped of blinders from my eyes, I saw life unfold as it is: simple and yet full of God’s glory.

Lying on a sickbed yet again has its way of clearing my own vision. Little things like burping and farting mean a whole lot, it made me audibly thank God for such neglected blessings. When you are lying there, stomach all bloated barely being able to eat and consequently not being able to heed nature’s call, I tell you – you will do the exact same thing.

It is funny how I deliberately chose to skip church recently due to my tight schedule at work, and as I found myself lying there, I was caused to watch several Sunday’s worth of sermon on Daystar. No doubt God is challenging me how poor my time management was, and how totally idolatrous my priorities were.

If pain is God’s loudspeaker, then His message couldn’t be any clearer. Though we live in the new covenant, we still have to heed his command to “remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.” If He being God rested on the seventh day, surely we need a day of rest as well.

Besides, as Christians, we operate not in the same way the world economy does. My source of income is not my job. My Source is God Himself.

Money comes as a result of my obedience to the Owner of the cattle of a thousand hills, not from unhealthy overtimes till daybreak or till the Lord’s Day.

People perish for lack of knowledge. I have to go through this horrible week because I chose not to listen. Other versions of the Bible would say that without vision, people perish. And what is true with nations, is also true with individuals.

It is for this reason that we have to hear from the Lord. From there, as the Lord gives the vision, we must pursue it with all our hearts. As we follow the vision, provision simply follows.

Nobody wins in this world’s rat race. In pursuit of the “good life,” people end up with broken relationships, poor health, and ungodly lives.

Indeed, what benefit is it for a man, to gain the whole world, yet lose his own soul?

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