day no. 16,509: Christ contends for Christians

Isaiah 49:24-25

Can the prey be taken from a mighty man, or the captives of a tyrant be rescued? Indeed, this is what the Lord says: “Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away, And the prey of a tyrant will be rescued; For I will contend with the one who contends with you, And I will save your sons.”

Mighty men have a Maker Almighty and tyrants have a Sovereign King. They may be stronger than the majority of men, but never than the solitary God. They may be able to captivate the masses, but never the one, true Lord. He is above their shells and above their spells. They cannot wound His authority or entice His vanity. He is not vulnerable to their attacks or their flattery. He cannot be contended with and the ones who contend with us have to contend with Him.

Psalm 2:2-4

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

Even if all the dictators set aside their in-fighting for a moment to take aim at their common enemy, Christ would have nothing to fear. In fact, not only would He not be afraid, He would laugh. All evil could coalesce and still not cause God to flinch. It would only get Him to guffaw. The gumption of governments are their gaffes. They can no more make a law than they can make a turtle. They can no more impose upon Christ than they can impose upon an eclipse.

And none of this is impersonal. Christ contends for Christians. He takes their persecution personally.

Acts 9:4-5

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" And he said, "Who art thou, Lord?" And the Lord said, "I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks."

If mess with the Christian, you get the Christ. If you stir up the disciple, you get the Deity. God looks out for His family. He serves, provides, and protects. He looks out for His sons and His sons's sons. Those who mess with the bull gets his horns. Those who mock at followers get their Father.