"The sinner and the saint, the old arch-enemies, all at war in me."
"All At War" by downhere
The song describes our lives as being within the "law of inversion; and it's all turned around." I cannot think of a more accurate description, honestly, other than another line later in the tune, which I'll get to in a moment. We all walk that line, though, between thinking of justice and thinking of mercy. We fight this battle against ourselves, within ourselves, every moment of every day. We are, even as Christians, at war between our nature of sin and our nurture from Christ.
And as we face these trials, we become more and more aware of the need to triumph over the sinner within us. As mentioned yesterday, it is the flesh that causes the problem... but this song accurately points out that within us, also, is a saint! Christ in us IS the solution, and He rectifies the problem of our flesh in an eternal sense. However, He does not turn us into a robot that only makes good and great choices, which is why we still fail as Christians... you see, we fail because we are involved. But be encouraged by this...
"Into Your great reversal, I am born again."
"All At War" by downhere
He has made it to where we give in order to receive (Luke 6:38); we follow in order to lead (Matthew 20:16); we die in order to live (Galatians 2:20)! That is the principle of "great reversal" the song speaks of, and it is as real as the air we breathe. It is something for which we should be forever thankful. And we must also remember, always and everywhere, to continue fight on the side of the saint within us, and not give in to the sinner. They are both very much there, and very real... anyone who says otherwise is simply a fool.
Remember: I was born depraved, but created for the Divine!
God bless you all!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2d5WKgxs9c
One of my favorite lines is "You leverage even sin." Nothing can withstand the redemption found in Christ's blood - not even the awful depravity and destruction of sin. He takes these poor worthless wretches called sinners and makes us new creations capable of bringing Him glory!
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