Rest

whose adorning let it be
the hidden person of the heart
(I Peter 3)

quoted from When the Lights Go Out by
Graham Cooke

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I am choosing to live my life in hiddenness, so that when God’s manifestation comes, it’s a bonus. I want to live in that place of constantly yielding inwardly to find the presence of God- the place that, even in the eye of the storm is one of tranquility, of peace and of rest. In such a place, “rest” becomes a weapon against the enemy. You can exasperate the devil, because when he comes against you, you don’t fight against him, but submit to God (see James 4:7).

In fact, it is not our job to fight the devil. Our job is to “step back” into God and experience His majesty and power. Christ has overcome the devil, so we need to focus on being “in Christ”… Real warfare is about discovering the majesty, the supremacy and the sovereignty of the Lord Jesus Christ. Warfare is about seeking the face of God and enjoying Him as your fortress and your refuge.

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God’s unconventional approach to problems

Here is a clip from Drawing Close by Graham Cooke :

The Holy Spirit wants to do two things with us: First, He intends to get us to a place where we trust God for everything and with everything; and second, He seeks to bring us to a place where He can trust us. The Father will always trust what He sees manifested of the Son in our lives…. the inhabitation of Jesus. It’s a pleasure to trust God, knowing that His great love will catch us, even if we fall off the edge of a cliff. This great God will send us into battle against impossible odds with a seemingly ludicrous battle plan March around the enemy for seven days and then shout, He’ll say, winking at you the whole time. “Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves,” He says (Luke 10:3). Fortunately, you’re a lamb with a Lion as friend.