For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. (1 Cor. xv. 25)

When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the temple and set it up beside the false god Dagon. What a surprise when, in the morning, they found that Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the LORD! So they put Dagon back in his place. But when they rose the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen down again before the ark. This time his head and both his hands were lying cut off! Only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.

Friends, if the Lord Jesus has entered into the temple of your heart, He will reign there till he has toppled and broken all your Dagons under His feet. Your nice house, toys, stores of money, education, or friends, the false god of the American Dream: if these rule your heart, they are the LORD’s enemies. And though you set them up again in the morning, He will dash them to pieces till your heart is perfect toward Him. Do not resist the LORD’s ruling in your temple, lest he make a whip of cords to cleanse you! For he must reign till he has put all enemies under his feet.

Being purged,
Josh

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