When you hear the word "Beast", what do you think of? Do you think of a creature that is big, strong and powerful? Do you think of the movie 'Beauty and The Beast'? Does King Kong, Godzilla or even Big Foot come to mind? I know when an athlete in any given sport does something epic, he or she is considered a beast in that sport.
I know for most Christians, when they hear the word beast, they almost automatically think of Satan, the Devil or Lucifer. He certainly is strong and powerful. But, my God is bigger, stronger and more powerful than the Devil.
One of my favorite bands has a song titled "Killing The Beast". It is by the band 'Bloodgood'. They sing about conquering and killing the devil, aka. the beast! It's a very good song!
One of our jobs we have to do at work is unload tuna from an over seas container. The product does not come on pallets, they come on slip sheets. We have to unload them and then palletize them. It is a painstakingly, not easy to do job. I call it "unloading the beast."
My co-worker and I were working on a couple of these loads this past week. Both days he was just zipping through the loads no problem. I thought of the song and said to myself, "wow, he is killing the beast".
Then that started me thinking about our lives. What kind of beasts do we need to kill? How many are lurking around still rearing it's ugly head in our life?
How about the Beast of Regret? Things that we wish we would have done differently.
Philippians 3:13 Living Bible
13 No, dear brothers, I am still not all I should be, but I am bringing all my energies to bear on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead.
The Beast of Anger? The things that I get angry about are really trivial in the long run, if you think about it. How many times I have flown off the handle to only be made to look like a fool.
Proverbs 14:17 The Voice
17 Quick-tempered people make fools of themselves, and evil schemers make many enemies.
The Beast of Sin? Probably the biggest and hardest beast to kill. No matter how hard we try, we are all still sinners.
Romans 5:8 The Voice
8 But think about this: while we were wasting our lives in sin, God revealed His powerful love to us in a tangible display—the Anointed One died for us.
God wants us to kill them all. There should be no regrets, anger, or sin, or any other beast in our lives. Get rid of the beasts that are standing in our way of living for Jesus!
Galatians 2:20 New Living Translation
20 My old self has been crucified with Christ.[a] It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
So I encourage you tonight. To do what the chorus of the song says, "killing the beast, killing the beast, killing the beast." No matter what they are or what shape they take. Kill the Beast!
God bless!
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