Prayer Power

(A short observation from a few years ago :-)) I just read 2 Kings 19 today and had a great lesson about prayer. See, Sennacherib was all talking smack about Israel and The LORD. He boasted about how he'd beaten all these other places and their gods didn't save them. (Of course, as Hezekiah pointed out, that's 'cause those gods are wood and stone and not real.) And in 2 Kings 19:1 and 19:15- what was Hezekiah's first response? P..p...p...Prayer Power! Let God at 'em! He'll splat them! :-) So I was thinking (as guided by my devotional book and of course, God's Book and Spirit), why is prayer our last resort and not our first? I mean, if I'm going to a resort, I'd want that to be the first thing I'm doing! :-) It's like on Power Rangers when they fight against all those enemies just with their individual powers when they've got a Megazord they can bust out on the side of evil. Why don't they just pull out that giant robot first and the battle would be done in like two seconds? (I guess then the show would be really short-lol. Not that I really watch it.) Why don't we bust out The MegaLord first? He's got all the power! So let's pray and let Him work- because we're nothing without Him!

Immaterial War (song)

 Maybe Madonna or maybe The Beatles...

(I'm pulling an old favourite out of the archives here. Included here is the original introduction I wrote for it about 18 years back. :-)) Hey there- this is just something quick that I wanted Kevin to see and anyone else that cares to check it out. I just now finished yet another song parody I've been working on- and despite this note's title - it's not a Beatles song (though I've done some of their songs before)- but instead, it's kind of a first for me- doing a parody of a Madonna song. (And believe, there's pretty much only 2 songs by Madonna I really know fairly well- and I've got parodies in the works for both. ;-))
But I just finished with one, so I thought I'd share it here for those interested.
This one deals with the invisible battle that we all fight between the angel on your right shoulder and the devil on your left shoulder. (as seen so many times in the cartoons- and believe it or not, that really is a pretty Biblical scene.) The Bible tells us that for Christians there's always a war going on between the new nature and the old nature and we have to decide who's going to win out.
God tells us that in those times of temptations He won't let us have more than we can handle and He'll provide us the way out so we can stand up under it. So we have to keep fighting that battle every day- and keep looking to Jesus for the victory that He's already won over sin, the devil and Hell. When we accept Jesus as Savior, He makes us into new creatures and the old has gone and the new has come. Behold, He makes all things new! :-)

"Immaterial War"
(parody of "Material Girl" by Madonna
parody by Nathan Ludwick 1/23/2008)
2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 6:10-20, Romans 7:15-25, John 17:14-17, 1 John 4:4, James 4:7-8, 1 Corinthians 10:12-13

Verse 1
Some ploys miss me, some ploys tug me
'Til I give my OK
But they don't get the proper credit
I just want to say

Satan's brigands, plots and schemes
Put latently in flight (that's right)
Cause us to toy with our own hard conscience
It's always just a fight ('cause we are)

Chorus:
Living in a material world
And fighting an immaterial war
You know that we are living in the material world
But fighting an immaterial war!

Verse 2
Homeboys entrance as envoys of Satan
Resist him- (and) he will flee!
If they can't raise my interest then they
Have to let me be

Some coy tries and some voice lies but
I don't let them stay (No way!)
I need The Lord to save me from temptings
Make my way of escape ('cause we are)

(Repeat Chorus twice)

Living in a material world (corporeal)
Fighting an immaterial war
Fighting an immaterial war (ethereal)
Living in a material world

Verse 3
Ploys may come- in The Lord I'll hold
And stand and fight, you see
Ephesians has chapter six
And now God's armored me ('cause everybody's)

(Repeat chorus twice)

Immaterial (Repeat 3 times)
- Immaterial war

Living in a material world (material)
Fighting an immaterial war
Fighting an immaterial war (ethereal)
Living in a material world
Living in a material world (corporeal)
Fighting an immaterial war
Living in a material world (material)
Fighting an immaterial war!
(Fade and close)
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Hope everyone has a great week and may God bless us all richly!
Don't give up in the fight! Like a prayer, it's something we have to keep doing daily! And always remember, Jesus is crazy for you and can make you feel- and be- all shiny and new! :-)
(and that's about all the Madonna references that'll fit that I can think of, so I'm stopping there....)
:-)

Pride's Deceit- Downward Leads (Song)

 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth- and things were good. Everything went downward quickly when humans chose to rebel against God. And though we bear our own blame for sin, there's one individual in particular responsible for putting all evil things in motion. He slinks around, prowling for prey like a lion. His pride drove him out from God's presence and he's been on the outs ever since, battling back in a war he'll never win all through the timeline from B.C. to A.D. and to eternity. Lo, his doom is sure- one little word shall fell him. The Lord will ultimately have the victory.

"Pride's Deceit- Downward Leads"

(Parody of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC; copyright by Nathan Ludwick 8/21/2020)

(Proverbs 16:18, Romans 16:20, Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28, Genesis 3, Revelation 12, Job 1-2, Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13, Luke 4:1-13, John 10:10, John 8:42-47, Matthew 26-28, Mark 14-16, Luke 22-24, John 18-21, 1 Peter 5:8-9, James 4:7, Revelation 20)

Is. 14- read; Trouble (in) Paradise began

He's given you all jewels

You want to escalate past God and ascend

How cut to ground are you!

Kicked out by God

Pride falls Day Star

Ezekiel line

Just read

Verse 12 in 28 (two eight) (to) finish- Hey!

Defeated by your pride

There in E-den - how sweet!

Holy scene- mountain peak!

Eternal peace- undone so cheap!

Dirty deeds- well, they're now your thing

Luke 10:18- you fell down (like) lightning

You came trawling- Genesis 3:1

New gods age garden plot

The devil's dealing lies as serpent

We sin; the teardrop start from that

Pick up in Job

O'er sphere, you roam

You make a social call

"Don't fence him in!"

Permits it- God's in

We'll have a test here, y'all 

Tragedies come bring grief

Devil thinks Job will speak

Curse but he won't - just read

Verse 2:10, 1:21 - shift scene

Turn to Rev-elation 12- read

The dragon and lady that he wanted gone 

'Cause her Babe's God Jesus!

Mike beat dragon and crew- Fight's end kicks

Demon crew out on butts 

Picked up chase- Won't

Leave her alone 

With Christ you faced off and

Your temptings

He slapped down- just read

In Matt. 4, man

Dirty deeds- God's Word beats

Verses repeat- Sword swings deep

Devil schemes- Son's defeat

Strike the heel- Enters Judas- sees priests, yeah

Thirty pieces (of) silver- one lost sheep!

King of Jews crucified on the tree

Come Day Three

Son's rise- come back- crush snake's head

Sinners redeemed!

Roaring beast

Who's a lying thief who wants our doom

John 10:10- read

Rev. 20

Your defeat 

Burn eternally

Done- you're beat!

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