Most people who know me for very long know that I love C.S. Lewis. He is by far my favorite favorite author and I had the privilege of visiting the pub that he and J.R.R. Tolkien and the Inklings met in, back during my DTS in 2010. My favorite books are, of course, The Chronicles of Narnia. At the end of the last book, after the last great battle, the cry is Further Up and Further In as they go deeper and deeper into Aslan's land. I was contemplating this yesterday as I was also meditating on Romans 16:19-20.
"The report of your obedience has reached everyone. Therefore I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, yet innocent about what is evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you." -Romans 16:19-20
I feel like in order for God to crush Satan under our feet, our feet cannot be stuck. We cannot be stuck in our junk, unmoving, staying in that place. We've got to be willing for God to work in our lives, in order for Him to crush the work of Stan in our lives. That's why we've got to be about what is good and be innocent of evil. I don't think this is referring to never having encountered evil, but walking away from it towards what is good. Obedience is being wise about what is good and pursuing it. God will crush Satan under our feet in the process. It's all about movement. You're either headed towards what is good or away to what is evil. Which direction am I going?
"The report of your obedience has reached everyone. Therefore I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, yet innocent about what is evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you." -Romans 16:19-20
I feel like in order for God to crush Satan under our feet, our feet cannot be stuck. We cannot be stuck in our junk, unmoving, staying in that place. We've got to be willing for God to work in our lives, in order for Him to crush the work of Stan in our lives. That's why we've got to be about what is good and be innocent of evil. I don't think this is referring to never having encountered evil, but walking away from it towards what is good. Obedience is being wise about what is good and pursuing it. God will crush Satan under our feet in the process. It's all about movement. You're either headed towards what is good or away to what is evil. Which direction am I going?
