day no. 15,809: toppled towers and pummeled powers

"Our Lord was born as one of us in order to redeem us and topple all these ancient powers. As that great aeon came crashing to a close, the pillars holding that old sky were thrown down; a new heaven and new earth were established. The seed of David came to destroy the one who had the power of death, that is, the devil. When He was lifted up in death, at that moment the ruler of that age was cast down. And when He had triumphed over all these powers, He made a spectacle of them, taunting and humiliating them." - Douglas Wilson, Angels in the Architecture

Jesus Christ came to topple towers and pummel powers. He came to destroy the dominion of darkness and lay waste to the sway of the world.

1 John 3:8b
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

Hebrews 2:14
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil

If we are to walk in His footsteps, we must march.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

We must do in broad daylight what He did. We must triumph over the principalities and powers of this world and spoil their plans, exposing them as the frauds of the gods that they are. We must remove the cap so that the stench of their rot is released for all to smell.

Colossians 2:13-15
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; and having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.