I Chron 23-24
I Cor 14
Psalm 65; Psalm 66; Psalm 67
For a moment, I want to raise up the spiritual gifts as tools of warfare. In I Corinthians 12-14, Paul lays out the discipline and processes of verification to make sure we are not Deceived by the Sky. He describes the gift of the Spirit, the gifts of the spirit, but most importantly, the GRACES of the spirit. Dr. Wiersbe takes that further by describing the graces of the spirit as maturity. Without Grace and Love, the gifts are clanging cymbals, as Paul describes in I Cor 13. Framing the gifts in authentication, grace, and maturity should be something we understand as believers step into church with their families. For men, this should help us envision a much more masculine approach. This will keep families from being Deceived by the Sky.
Reference note: Bill Gertz’ book, Deceiving the Sky, is a superb analysis of China’s drive for Global supremacy but unveils strategic concepts of deception that might be useful in understanding our enemies in the Spiritual Domain of War. He describes a concept that comes from an ancient Chinese strategy used by Generals to “Deceive the Sky to cross the ocean.” Deceiving the Sky is integral to masking true goals and intentions to achieve first, local hegemony, then world domination. Resident in Sun Tzu’s classic, 36 Stratagems, this perfectly describes the Usurper and his demon hordes attempting to usurp creation.
Jay