The Toppling of gods
by Becky Dietz
Could the shaking going on in our world right now be a result of the one True God toppling the gods of this world? It’s happened before.
In I Samuel 5, the Philistines stole the ark of the covenant (which represents the presence of God) and put it in their temple where they worshiped Dagon. The next morning, they found their boy, Dagon, on his face before the ark. They put him back...but then the next morning, he’d fallen again and his head and hands (symbol of leadership and power) were broken off. There was a series of destruction, disease, and defeat until the ark was returned to God’s people.
It also happened in the New Testament. Jesus, carrying the presence of God, toppled gods every time he healed, delivered people from demons, or raised the dead to life. The enemy feared his presence! Of course, the ultimate defeat came at the cross when Jesus took the sins of the whole world and covered them with his sacrifice of blood. He was victorious over sin and death. Every god was toppled.
We also carry the presence of God. But have the gods of this world crept into our lives? It’s time to cleanse and purify our hearts. We need to repent of every wicked way—and turn around and give our complete submission to our King. God is our source of life and truth...and it’s time for us to carry the presence of God like Jesus did and topple the gods of this world! We are an army that should strike fear in Satan’s heart!
“ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.”
Ephesians 6:10-20
