{"id":1340,"date":"2017-08-15T14:19:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T19:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2023-01-30T16:47:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T21:47:12","slug":"the-god-fearer-warrior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/15\/the-god-fearer-warrior\/","title":{"rendered":"The God-Fearer Warrior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1343\" src=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/novia_del_guerrero_de_cristo_poster-rabff1729014440b4ae817622160ce2a0_ylv_8byvr_540-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/novia_del_guerrero_de_cristo_poster-rabff1729014440b4ae817622160ce2a0_ylv_8byvr_540-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/novia_del_guerrero_de_cristo_poster-rabff1729014440b4ae817622160ce2a0_ylv_8byvr_540-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/novia_del_guerrero_de_cristo_poster-rabff1729014440b4ae817622160ce2a0_ylv_8byvr_540.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>She stood her ground and did not run.<\/h6>\n<h6>Face like stone she faces the sun,<\/h6>\n<h6>Feet planted on solid ground\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>God-fearer, Truth bearer, World shaker<\/h6>\n<h6>Soul winner, ever proclaiming Yeshua-follower.<\/h6>\n<h6>Not backing up, or falling down, running towards<\/h6>\n<h6>Holy ground\u2026slaying demons who dare to growl.<\/h6>\n<h6>They run in terror at the sound.<\/h6>\n<h6>Of the name of Jesus, His Spirit found.<\/h6>\n<h6>In one small girl homeward bound\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Fighting with words of prayer and grace\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Faith secure as she looks into the face\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Of the one who set her free\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>She lives to fight with all her might\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>She will not give in, nor face defeat\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>God-fearer\u2026strong and brave\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Taking souls back from the hellish grave\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>On solid ground she takes her stand\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Listens to, her Lord\u2019s command\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Sword drawn, shield in place\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>She wins, holding his outstretched hand\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Battle won!<\/h6>\n<h6>She rescues souls, one by one!<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill August 15, 2017<\/h6>\n<h6><strong><em><span class=\"passage-display-bcv\">Isaiah 50:6-9<\/span><span class=\"passage-display-version\">The Message (MSG)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n<div class=\"poetry top-1\">\n<h6 class=\"line\"><em><span id=\"en-MSG-7964\" class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">The Master, <span class=\"small-caps\">God<\/span>, has given me<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">a well-taught tongue, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">So I know how to encourage tired people.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">He wakes me up in the morning, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">Wakes me up, opens my ears<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">to listen as one ready to take orders. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">The Master, <span class=\"small-caps\">God<\/span>, opened my ears,<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">and I didn\u2019t go back to sleep, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">didn\u2019t pull the covers back over my head. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">I followed orders,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">stood there and took it while they beat me,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">held steady while they pulled out my beard, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">Didn\u2019t dodge their insults,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">faced them as they spit in my face. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">And the Master, <span class=\"small-caps\">God<\/span>, stays right there and helps me,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">so I\u2019m not disgraced. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">Therefore I set my face like flint,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">confident that I\u2019ll never regret this. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">My champion is right here.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">Let\u2019s take our stand together! <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">Who dares bring suit against me?\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">Let him try! <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">Look! the Master, <span class=\"small-caps\">God<\/span>, is right here.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">Who would dare call me guilty? <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">Look! My accusers are a clothes bin of threadbare\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-50-4-Isa-50-9\">socks and shirts, fodder for moths!<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 She stood her ground and did not run. Face like stone she faces the sun, Feet planted on solid ground\u2026 God-fearer, Truth bearer, World shaker Soul winner, ever proclaiming Yeshua-follower. Not backing up, or falling down, running towards Holy ground\u2026slaying demons who dare to growl. They run in terror at the sound. 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