Holy Water - Day 9
Holy Water - Day 9
Ephesians 6:12
Don’t Tread On Me
Lift up your voice, for the war is not won on the battlefield, but in the mind. It’s merely a matter of perspective.
Ephesians 6:12 says we should not be misled, for we wage war not in the flesh, but in the spirit. Yet it’s so easy to put our energy toward the wrong things.
I took a debate class in high school and learned a beautiful technique called misdirection. One of the best ways to win was to distract the opponent from the real subject at hand. If you could get them to spend all their time and words squabbling over petty matters, they had little time to tend to the real issue at hand.
The enemy knows this trick well. Remember that argument you had with your brother, or the resentment you feel toward your spouse? Misdirection. Do you feel all the tension in this world: nation against nation, brother against brother? The enemy is so good at making us think that each other is the enemy.
This is why I love worship! It’s the ultimate compass, the re-centering, the perspective giver! And guess what? It has another purpose. It’s like gasoline. Worship magnifies our true King and Lord and gives us ammunition. There’s a reason that both sports teams and warriors of old lift up a shout while going out onto the field.
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We The Kingdom is...
an American contemporary Christian music band signed to the Capitol Christian Music Group. The band consists of multiple generations of relatives: Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Martin Cash, and Scott Cash. The band's name comes after the idea that "the kingdom of God is here among us".
The band released its first singles, "Dancing on the Waves" and the breakout hit single "Holy Water", followed by their debut EP, Live at the Wheelhouse, in 2019. This garnered the band four nominations at the 51st GMA Dove Awards, ultimately winning the Dove Award for New Artist of the Year. In 2020, the band released their debut album, Holy Water which contained the previously released singles "Dancing on the Waves" and "Holy Water" as well as "Don't Tread on Me", "God So Loved" and "Child of Love". The band earned two Grammy Award nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, with Holy Water for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, and the title track being nominated for the Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. In 2021, the band won the GMA Dove Award for Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for Holy Water (2020), and earned a nomination for the Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "God So Loved" at the 52nd GMA Dove Awards. (* source Wikipedia)
To find out more, visit WeTheKingdom.com
