Exodus 13:18
So God led the people around byway of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt
Israel marched out of Egypt. They did not slink away. They did not sprint. They did not saunter. They did not stumble. They did not scatter.
They marched.
Colossians 2:4-5
Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
"Good order" is a translation of the Greek word taxis. It is a military term referring to marching and assembling in an orderly fashion. It is lethal because it is lined up. It is potent because it is plumb
God is glorified by good order. He rejoices in seeing His people assemble. His church is a marching band of jolly warriors that subdue as they sing their respective parts in holy harmony..
1 Corinthians 14:33
God is a God not of disorder but of peace.
Worship is warfare. God’s people march into the promised land and face the adversities of the gates of hell with military precision and prevail because order and peace make short work of chaos. Chaos does not stand a chance because chaos cannot stand. It falls because it prides itself on its fallenness.
Taxis will inherit the earth while chaos will be condemned. Those who inherit the world will be those whose strength is under control and they shall receive the kingdom of Christ and all things. The proud are those whose weakness corrodes the container in which its chaos brews.
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