By Dr. Rebekah McCloud
Momma loves wrestling. There’s some kind of wrestling on TV seven days a week. There’s WWE, Impact, Lucha Libre, New Japan, NXT and the Cruiser Weights. Momma sees them all. She even looks at wrestling in Spanish. Now ya’ll know Momma doesn’t speak Spanish, but she said a butt whipping is good no matter what language it’s in.
Some of the wrestlers are more colorful than others. Many make grand entrances to let everyone know, as John Cena says, “the champ is here.” Each of the wrestlers has his or her own theme song. The song usually lets the opponent know what’s in store for them as a result of this encounter.
- EC3’s theme song promises “Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble.”
- AJ Style declares, “No, you don’t want none. You don’t want none. You looking scared, you really don’t want none.” And finally,
- Rick Rood spreads his arms and boldly proclaims, “Glorious! I won’t give in, I won’t give in until I’m victorious!”
Stewards, we are like wrestlers, except our battle is not against man. Ephesians 6:12 says, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].”
I have a question for you, what’s your theme song? How do we let the Enemy know, and how do we let those things that so easily beset us, the temptations of life, our worries, and our fears—how do we let those things know that they are in for trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, that they don’t want none and that we won’t give in until we are victorious? How do you let them know? What’s your theme song?
Do we look at those things and sing, “Sometimes I feel like a motherless child,” or do we sing like Anthony Brown, “You did not create me to worry, You did not create me to fear, But You created me to worship daily, So Ima leave it all right here… I will trust in you.”
Stewards, do you remember Epaphras? Colossians 4:12 says, he was a servant of Christ Jesus, who “always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.” Do we wrestle in prayer for others? Do we stand in the gap? Or do we always beg the Lord for our own needs?
Do we sing, “It’s me, it’s me O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Not my mother, not brother, but it’s me O, Lord…I need thee O, I need thee, every hour I need thee. O bless me now.” Or do we sing, “He’s got the whole world in his hands.” Or do we sing like Israel Houghton, To worship you I live. I live, I live to worship you.” What’s your theme song?
1 Tim 4: 10 says, “here is the motive of our toiling and wrestling, because we have our hopes fixed on the ever-living God, who is the Saviour of all mankind, and especially of believers.” Do we believe that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble?
Do we sing, “Come by here my Lord, come by here. Somebody need you Lord, come by here.” Or do we sing, “Blessed be the name of the Lord… The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and they are saved.” What’s your theme song?
Do we know that the battle is not ours? 2 Chronicles 2: 15 says, “For the battle is not yours, but God’s.” Can we praise him? Can we acknowledge his awesomeness? Can we trust him for our provision, for our deliverance, for our finances, for our safety, for our healing? He’s Jehovah Jireh (the Lord who provides, Jehovah Rapha (The Lord who heals us), Jevhovah Nissi (the Lord our banner), and Jehovah Elohim (the Lord our God). Amen.
Can we sing “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, there’s just something about that name. Master, Savior Jesus, let all heaven and earth proclaim.” Or can we sing like Bishop Morton, “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. Something Happens, when I call you.” Amen, thank you Lord.
One final question for you, what’s your theme song?
3/4/18