THE CHAMPION
In the vast expanse of a timeless place,
Where silence ruled the outer space,
Ominously, towering it stood,
The symbol of a spirit war
Between the one named Lucifer,
And the Morning Star,
The ultimate of good.
Enveloped by a trillion planets,
Clean as lightning and hard as granite,
A cosmic coliseum would host the end
Of the war between the lord of sin and death,
And the Omnipotent Creator of man's first breath,
Who will decide who forever will be the Champion.
The audience for the 'Fight of the Ages'
was assembled and in place.
The angels came in ~splendor~ from a star.
The saints that had gone before were there:
Jeremiah, Enoch, Job.
They were singing the "Song of Zion"
on David's harp.
The demons arrived, offensive and vile,
cursing and blaspheming God.
Followed by their 'trophies' dead and gone.
Hitler, Napoleon, Pharaoh, Capone,
Tormented and vexed and grieved.
Waiting for their judgment
From the Throne.
Then a chill swept through
the mammoth crowd........
and the demons squealed with glee,
as a sordid, vulgar, repulsive essence was felt.
Arrogantly prancing, hands held high,
draped in a sparkling shroud...........
Trolled by demons, satan ascended from HELL.
Then Satan cringed, the sinners groaned!
The demons reeled in pain
as a swell of power like silent thunder rolled
With a surge of light beyond intense,
illuminating the universe,
In resplendent glory appeared the Son of God.
Then a Persona, yes, Extraordinaire
appeared in center ring.
GOD the Father will oversee the duel.
Opening the Book of Life,
each grandstand hushed in awe
as MAJESTICALLY HE said,
"Now here's the rules.
He'll be wounded for their transgressions,
Bruised for iniquities.."
When HE said,
"By His stripes they're healed,"
The devil SHOOK!
He screamed, "Sickness is my specialty --
I HATE that healing junk!"
GOD said,
"YOU SHUT YOUR FACE --
I WROTE THE BOOK!"
Then the Father looked at His only Son and said,
"You know the rules.
Your blood will cleanse their sins
and calm their fears."
Then He pointed His finger at Satan and said,
"And I know you know the rules.
You've been twisting them
to deceive My people for years."
Satan screamed
"I'll kill you Christ!
You'll never win this fight!"
The demons wheezed,
"That's right, there ain't 'no way'."
Satan jeered, "You're dead meat, Jesus,
I'm gonna bust you UP tonight!!"
Jesus said,
"GO AHEAD--MAKE MY DAY!"
The bell RANG, the crowd CHEERED,
the fight was on,
And the devil LEAPED in fury.
With all his EVIL tricks he came undone.
He threw. his jabs of hate and lust.
A stab of pride and envy
But the HANDS THAT KNEW NO SIN
BLOCKED EVERY ONE.
Forty days and nights they fought,
And Satan couldn't touch Him.
Now the final blow
saved for the final round.
Prophetically Christ's hands came
D
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And Satan ..struck.. in vengeance!
The blow of DEATH
felled JESUS to the ground.
The devils roared in victory!
The saints shocked and perplexed
as wounds appeared upon His hands and feet.
Then Satan kicked Him in His side,
And Blood and water flowed.
And they waited for the 10 count-of-defeat.
God the Father turned His head,
His tears announcing
Christ was DEAD!
The 10 count would proclaim the battle's end.
Then Satan trembled through his sweat
in unexpected horror, yet...
As GOD started to count by saying,
"...10..."
"Hey wait a minute, God..."
"...9..."
"Stop! You're counting wrong..."
"...8..."
His eyes are moving...
"...7..."
His fingers are twitching...
"...6..."
"Where's all this Light coming from?"
"...5..."
"He's ALIVE!!!"
"...4..."
"Oh - NOOOOO!......."
"...3..."
"And yet,"
"...2..."
"Oh...YESSSSSS!!
"...1..."
HE HAS WON!!!!
HE HAS WON!!!!
HE'S ALIVE FOREVERMORE!
HE IS RISEN, HE IS LORD,
HE HAS WON!
HE HAS WON!!
HE'S ALIVE FOREVERMORE,
HE IS RISEN!
HE IS LORD!!
Proclaim the news in every tongue,
Through endless ages and beyond.
Let it be voiced from mountains loud and strong.
Captivity has been set free,
salvation bought for you and me.
'Cause Satan is - DEFEATED, And
 "The Champion"
by CARMAN
1 Corinthians 9:25-27
25 And every man that striveth for the mastery
is temperate in all things.
Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown;
but we an incorruptible.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly;
so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
But I keep under my body,
and bring it into subjection:
lest that by any means,
when I have preached to others,
I myself should be a castaway.
1 Corinthians 1:30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus,
who of God is made unto us wisdom,
and righteousness, and sanctification,
and redemption:
2 Corinthians 5
18 And all things are of God,
who hath reconciled us to himself
by Jesus Christ,
and hath given to us
the ministry of reconciliation;
Corinthians 15:56-58
56 The sting of death is sin;
and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God,
which giveth us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren,
be ye stedfast, unmoveable,
always abounding in the work of the Lord,
forasmuch as ye know that your labour
is not in vain in the Lord.
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who hath blessed us
with all spiritual blessings
in heavenly places in Christ
Philippians 2:10-12
10 That at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow,
of things in heaven, and things in earth,
and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
12 Wherefore, my beloved,
as ye have always obeyed,
not as in my presence only,
but now much more in my absence,
work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
Philippians 3:13-15
13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended:
but this one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind,
and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14 I press toward the mark for the prize
of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect,
be thus minded:
and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded,
God shall reveal even this unto you.
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
9 For they themselves shew of us what manner
of entering in we had unto you,
and how ye turned to ,God from idols
to serve the living and true God;
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven,
whom he raised from the dead,
even Jesus,
which delivered us from the wrath to come.
Romans 16:20
And the God of peace
shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen
Prayer:
Dear Lord, without You, I have no moral guidelines --
no restraining force to keep my life in order.
Without You, I am left to float free,
tumbling and turning with no real purpose or direction,
tossed here and there by any current world philosophies or teachings...
Help me to see that just as life without the law of gravity
could be confusing and difficult,
just so my life without You
would be filled with error, grief and frustration.
A life without a compass would soon prove pointless;
without purpose and moral guidelines,
life would be both chaotic and dangerous...
Oh Lord, help me to see my need to choose You
and to seek Your highest expectations for my life,
for You have made me uniquely for Your purpose.
I need You as my Sovereign God and my Redeeming Savior,
and Undefeated Champion
and I need the special anointing of Your Holy Spirit
to reveal Your truth and to empower me
to act out Your will for my life...
Engulf me with Your love and Your peace
that I may want to live my life to glorify You,
and to enjoy You forever. In Jesus' name I pray.
Amen.
Background Song Midi:
Champion
Music by Noel and Tricia Richards
The world is looking for a hero;
We know the greatest One of all,
The mighty Ruler of the nations,
King of kings and Lord of lords,
Who took the nature of a servant,
And gave His life to save us all.
CHORUS:
We will raise a shout, we will shout it out,
He is the Cham-pion of the world.
We will raise a shout, we will shout it out,
He is the Cham-pion of the world.
VERSE 2:
The Lord Almighty is our hero,
He breaks the stranglehold of sin.
Through Jesus’ love we fear no evil;
Powers of darkness flee from Him.
His light will shine in every nation,
sword of justice He will bring.
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