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For Today//Seraphim

For Today
Seraphim

Burn, and let the whole world see! You were made to burn, and let the whole world see! You were made to burn, and let the whole world see! You were made to burn!

I see an old breed of prophet arising, speaking as voices from another age; set ablaze with the flame of the Spirit of God, and sent from before the throne. Sent from before the throne. We are sent from before the throne to stand up and speak out, and let hell tremble when they hear us say, "We are the burning ones, and we will not be contained! We are the burning ones, and we will not be contained!"

Burning ones, arise! Come forth.

Take your flame, ignite the world! We are the only hope for a hopeless world to see the face of the living God. Take your flame, ignite the world! Under the name above all names, we declare that the glorious One lives. Take your flame, ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world!

Come to the throne! Come to the throne! You were made to burn, and let the whole world see! Burn, and let the whole world see! Burn, and let the whole world see! Take your flame, ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world! Ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world!

RMR & the Goldeyes

For Today//Devastator

For Today
Devastator

Hell, fear me. I am the one that will bring you down.
And when you fall, feel me. You'll see my face on the battleground.
Hell, fear me. I am the one that will bring you down.
And when you fall, feel me. You'll see my face on the battleground.

Let my name be feared at the gates of hell, as I exalt the Savior.
The One that died to buy my victory, and gave me a new name.
Let my name be feared at the gates of hell, as I exalt the Savior.
In the name of the Holy One of God,
I will cast you down at the foot of the cross He hung from.
I will stand behind my Savior, as He burns your kingdom down.
And I will see you on your knees before the King of Kings.
You will lose your throne to the chosen ones. The chosen ones will rise.

Tear it to the ground! This is the army we've been waiting for.
Tear it to the ground! We will storm the gates of hell and we will...
Tear it to the ground! We stand behind the one that conquered death.
Tear it to the ground! And we will stand when there is nothing left.
Tear it to the ground! Tear it to the ground!

Justice! Justice! Justice! God, bring justice!
Justice! We will come against the bondage of hell.
Justice! And we will take back what's taken from us.
Justice! This is our right as heirs to dominion. God, bring justice!

This war will end.

I am the one that will bring you down.
And when you fall, feel me. You'll see my face on the battleground.

Hell, fear me. I am the one that will bring you down.
And when you fall, feel me. You'll see my face on the battleground.

Advent // Revival

A new year.
A new day.
A new word.
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Advent
Revival

There is a light in my heart, the catalyst to ignite the spark. There is a name on my tongue: Emmanuel, God with us. There is a cry from deep within our broken hearts for You to meet us here. And as we gather in this place, Lord send Your Spirit to ignite the flames of revival. Revival. Revival. Revival. God send revival. There is an Almighty King. His love endures. He makes righteous everything. His voice controls the seas. Lion of Judah, Prince of Peace. There is a name above all names. Jesus Christ, King of Kings. And as we gather in His name, strongholds will fall in the wake of the flames of revival. Revival. Revival. Revival.

A. M. U. // Du It

A. M. U.
Du It

Responsibility, Repentance, and Susie Sneezing on Me

"...if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."

~I Timothy 5.8 (ESV)
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The past year has included times that I would rather forget than think upon. That would be largely irresponsible. A choice that is mine to make or not, but a choice nonetheless.

If I would choose (and truely I have chosen this path numerous times), to attempt to disregard the past year as fiction or otherwise fantastical, I would be left to pick up pieces from a puzzle that I refuse to acknowledge exists.

If I would set my eyes upon seeking a resolution to what has happened, say... take responsibility as I am able and as is appropriate, the facts of the situation will not change. But the outcome of my life, my sanity, my health, my faith, my relationships will be significantly different, profoundly healthier and more positive.
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Allow me to use an example to illustrate what I am trying to share...

A few years back, my dog Susie and I were chilling in the front yard. Sun shining, muscle shirt on (oh yeah!), and dog by my side. Well, to capture the beauty of the moment, I was video taping with my digital camera. And wouldn't you know it, Susie sneezed on me. Of all the times, with the camera rolling. Priceless. Evidenced as follows...







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I know little about dog mucus. Or about how human flesh reacts to dog mucus. But I do understand the sensation of having dog mucus on my human flesh.

Possible reactions to this occurance may include:
~disgust;
~proclaiming the dog to be disgusting;
~a look of disgust upon ones' face;
~a gander in a mirror to discover the disgustingness of dog mucus upon human flesh;
~washing the disgustiness of dog mucus off ones' human flesh.

Whatever the plan of action includes for said human, it must be decided upon and acted upon. Even the decision of doing "nothing" (i.e. remaining with the dog on the grass) is a decision and an action (or inaction). But decisions have been made and consequences dealt out.
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Now, worse things in my life have happened. It's true. As the pictures show, I smiled and continued being with Susie. I enjoyed the precious moment that it was.

This situation... real-life as it was... strange as it was... funny as it was... was a decision to take responsibility for my self in life. I could not rewind time and move 5 feet away from Susie moments before she sneezed. I couldn't encourage her to turn her head the other way and try again. I could not change her actions. I was left to deal with life as it stood before me.
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Perhaps you have been royally jipped in life. Ripped off. Felt the world, the church, whoever... screwed you over to the point where responsibility, never mind forgiveness, was completely out of the question.

Well... the onus is on no one else. The person that hurt you--intentionally or not, whether they realize it or not--truely has nothing to do with how you react. As I have been taught in recent years, there is not a single person or event in history or currently, that has or will ever "make me mad". Does the holocaust bother me? Certainly. Does starvation bother me. Yes. Does abortion bother me? It really does. But those are my decisions to become angry. No one makes me, or you, angry. I feel this is an important truth: we absolutely must take responsibility for our actions and inactions. Whether we have been hurt or blessed. This is no way around this.

Because if we will not step up and deal with life, we will only fall further and further down. And, I imagine that chances are high... that we will drag others down with us.
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The ESV study notes on I Timothy 5.8 include: "Provision for one's own family is a spiritual issue of utmost importance" (italics mine).

We may not think our actions or inactions carry consequences. But they will, and they do. If you are old enough to read these thoughts, I will assume you are mature enough to contemplate them. They might sting, but so do the final 5 reps in your workout. And we all know that is where muscle growth comes from. So sweat it out.