‘This far and no further!’ says Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings. He is standing on a thin bridge, his words directed at a flying fire-breathing dragon. He holds his ground and emphasizes his words by slamming down his staff. The bridge breaks and Gandalf falls wrestling with the dragon to unseen depths.
I keep hearing these words, the words of Gandalf. “This far and no further!”
These are the words of my own soul when I intercede before the Lord.
Satan has had his time. He has wreaked havoc long enough. It is time to claim back the land that belongs to our King, to recapture the hearts and minds of his people, those dedicated to and for His purposes.
This is where it stops! We can stand with Gandalf on the bridge and say to satan, “This far and no further!” You have stolen our sons and daughters; you have made a mockery out of our attempts to follow God. You have found pleasure in our weaknesses and have stolen ground that was never yours to take.
We are at fault too. We have sinned against God and our ancestors; we have not kept the vows of our youth and have let the enemy enter our promised land through the open doors of hypocrisy, apathy and ignorance. The gates to our cities have not been guarded, the enemy has had his time but we can say, “This far and no further!”
This is a call to intercessors for such a time as this. As it was with Nehemiah a time has come for a re-building of our city walls and a time has come for the ancient gates to lift up their heads. Nehemiah appointed families to build up and guard the walls and gates from the threats of the surrounding enemy. As intercessors we must take our appointed places, guard our gates, re-build our city walls. We need people to take a stand for what is rightfully ours. We need people who will go forth to claim back that which was stolen from us. We need men and women to stand against the enemy and say defiantly “This far and no further!”
The Battle is the Lords.
1 John 3:8b “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.”
1 comment:
Your words echo the thoughts and expressed feelings of many whom I heard in each of the three funerals in Newark this past week-end.
How much clearer can it be, that the gates of our cities are left unguarded and the enemy has access to go in and out.
Their words are not mere rhetoric if it serves to unite people in one purpose and one spirit.
" a call to intercessors"
Flawed people, one in spirit and praying have brought God's power to bear over and over again.....in desperate situations......
We need the Wounded Healer to stand in the gates of the city, to reach out to others through us who are being healed,
Oh God, I pray not for a life without struggle, but for courage to stand and fight, though wounded .
thank you for your thoughts,
they have been a blessing.
grace abounds,
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