An excerpt from the book New Old Sayings Volume Two by Dr. Robert Owens July 6, 2024
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Keeping rules doesn’t lead to living by faith, only to more and more rules.
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An excerpt from the book New Old Sayings Volume Two by Dr. Robert Owens July 5, 2024
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Trying to do things for God is the opposite of entering into what God does for us.
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It’s a Battlefield Brother July 3, 2024
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We’re in a spiritual war every day whether we recognize it or not, and if we ignore the Bible’s exhortation to fight the good fight, we’ll inevitably become a casualty.[1]
As soon as Jesus was resurrected, after triumphing over Satan[2] and taking the keys to death and Hell[3] away from him He had the legal right to completely reclaim the earth Adam had given over to Satan.[4] But He didn’t do it.
Have you ever asked yourself why didn’t Jesus set everything right when He was here? Maybe you haven’t asked this question specifically, but have you wondered, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” or “Why do evil people seem to prosper?” or the classic, “Why did fill in the blank have to get cancer, get hurt, die, etc. ?” If you’ve asked any one of these questions or any one of the million variations you’ve asked, “Why didn’t Jesus set everything right when He was here?”
Here’s the short answer; He didn’t do it because if He had there would’ve been no opportunity for us to make the faith choice to join Him in His work of ruling all things. As a matter of fact, if He’d taken it all back more than two thousand years ago we never would’ve been born let alone have the opportunity to be born again.[5]
As we fight our battle against the darkness in this world we have to realize we don’t 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.[6] And since this is the case, we need to use the weapons that God provides not the weapons we can devise.[7] For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare aren’t carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
And all this depends on what we decide to do with our salvation. Are we going to be secret agent Christians hiding our light under a bushel so we can go along to get along?[8] Or, are we going to be bold warriors for Christ doing our best to share what isn’t just good news but is in fact the best news ever?
Once we’ve made the quality decision to spend our lives, the lives God has given us, sharing the light which is the light of the world with those lost in the darkness, we’ll find ourselves standing in a hurricane of resistance. The assaults of the enemy, the assaults of the world, of our families, our friends, the government, the culture will try their best to knock us down and knock us out. But we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us[9] and no matter how strong the headwind against us we must do our best to stand our ground.
And having done all to stand we need to stand therefore, having truth as a belt around our waist, putting on a bulletproof vest made of righteousness, stepping into shoes designed to deliver the gospel of peace, and above all, taking the shield of faith with which we’ll be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.[10] If we forget any of this armor, we can’t expect the enemy to play fair and not attack us in that area. We can’t say, “Don’t hit me there I’m not prepared.”
Yes, in the world we will have tribulations, but we can be assured Christ has overcome the world.[11]
Years ago, I wrote a song that expressed all this in a slightly more artistic form:
When we see the darkness all around us
We don’t wring our hands and cry about sin
We just light one candle it will burn by faith
Then we ask the Holy Ghost in.
It’s a battlefield brother
It’s a battlefield sister
It’s a battlefield not a recreation hall.
There’s nothing that the enemy can do or say
That could make me give up on God
And when I’m tested, I know I’m never tested
More than what I’ve got to handle the job.
It’s a battlefield brother
It’s a battlefield sister
It’s a battlefield not a recreation hall
God knew we can’t reach high enough
So He sent Jesus down to us.
And He knew we can’t be right enough
So He gave us His righteousness.
It’s a battlefield brother
It’s a battlefield sister
It’s a battlefield not a recreation hall
[1] I Timothy 6:12
[2] Colossians 2:15
[3] Revelation 1:18
[4] Word of Fath, Accessed 1-5-19, https://www.wordoffaith.cc/devotional/a-word-you-can-live-by/2018/satan-has-authority-on-the-earth-but-not-over-you
[5] John 3:3
[6] Ephesians 6:12
[7] II Corinthians 10:3-5
[8] Matthew 5:14
[9] Philippians 4:13
[10][10] Ephesians 6:14-16
[11] John 16:33
Season Three Episode Nineteen July 2, 2024
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In Episode Nineteen / Season Three of I Took a Right Turn : We share one an old-time gospel song: I’m a Soldier in the Army of the Lord, a song that is great to use when facing hard times: Hallelujah Anyhow, and one of our homegrown songs: It’s a Battlefield Brother. In our Bible study this week we look at the armor of the Lord and the weapons He has given us for our protection through a study of Ephesians 6:10-12 and 13-18. Robert reads another essay from his series of books on Christian living, (Faith, Hope, and Love) reading Essay # 12 from the book, Hope: “It’s a Battlefield Brother.”
The text of this essay will be posted the day after the release of this episode at www.itookarighturn.com and www.drrobertowens.com All of Robert’s more than thirty books are available through Amazon. We also invite everyone to visit our online art store, The Pair a Docs Shop where we offer our original paintings, prints and merchandise.
An excerpt from the book New Old Sayings Volume Two by Dr. Robert Owens July 1, 2024
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If we try to get to heaven by our own efforts, we are doomed.
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An excerpt from the book New Old Sayings Volume Two by Dr. Robert Owens June 30, 2024
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It’s our faith that makes us right with God not our righteousness.
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An excerpt from the book New Old Sayings Volume Two by Dr. Robert Owens June 28, 2024
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When God decides it’s time for humanity to know something people around the world will think of it. This is an excerpt from the book New Old Sayings Volume Two by Dr. Robert Owens. This and all his books are available from Amazon in paperback or kindle at Amazon
An excerpt from the book New Old Sayings Volume Two by Dr. Robert Owens June 27, 2024
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Look for leaders who can see.
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He Touched Me June 26, 2024
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God’s immediate immensity overwhelms me. He’s present everywhere and yet He’s present to me. There are more planets, stars, and galaxies than we have a number to describe. God created them all. He upholds them by the power of His word. And yet He touched me. He touched me and now I’m no longer the same.
The God shaped hole in my life ached for Him even when I denied Him. Stumbling like a blind man in a world filled with light I couldn’t see what me and I was around couldn’t see where I was going. Landing in a ditch I thought the fetid water was clear and the overgrown wilderness of weeds was a garden. Then He touched me and oh what joy filled my soul.
Raising me up from my graveyard of sin, He gave me a new life, gave me my soulmate as a wife, and allowed me to work in His garden. And since I’ve met this blessed savior, since he’s cleansed and made me whole, I’ll never cease to praise him I’ll shout it while eternity rolls, “He touched me, Oh He touched me, and oh the joy that floods my soul! Something happened and now I know He touched me and made me whole.”[1]
[1] He Touched Me by The Gaither Vocal Band
Season Three Episode Eighteen June 25, 2024
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In Episode Eighteen / Season Three of I Took a Right Turn: We share one of the most popular Christian songs of all time, Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man Who Stilled the Waters, an old time gospel song: Gone at Last, and one of our homegrown songs which inspired the name of this podcast and is the one we use for a theme song, I Took a Right Turn. In the Bible study this week we look at the fact that Jesus wants to save and heal us all. To do this we open up Matthew 8:1-3. Robert reads another essay from his series of books on Christian living, (Faith, Hope, and Love) reading Essay # 12 from the book, Hope: “He Touched Me.”
The text of this essay will be posted the day after the release of this episode at www.itookarighturn.com and www.drrobertowens.com All of Robert’s more than thirty books are available through Amazon. We also invite everyone to visit our online art store, The Pair a Docs Shop where we offer our original paintings, prints and merchandise.
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