Sunday, September 21, 2008

The Letter of Marque


It was "International Talk Like a Pirate Day", and I was thinking about pirates! I wanted to make an artistic statement, and I had a basic idea of the picture and format, but no clear concept in my mind of what it would say. But I did have a feeling that the Lord had a declaration, or proclamation to make, so the first thing I did was to procure a parchment image.

After working on the background all day, I discussed with my husband a concept that I had, unclearly, that turned out to be the "letter of marque". I decided to research that on Wikipedia the next day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_of_Marque

When the background was done, I went to bed, not knowing, still, what the document would contain, but praying that the Lord would speak to me about it. First thing the next morning, I read about the "letter of marque" and began searching the Scriptures for what the Lord was saying pertaining to this. Keep in mind, please, that this is a spiritual statement and NOT a natural or political one.
Here is the final outcome:

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The Letter of Marque
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The Decree of the King, Jesus the Christ, the Word of God: King of Kings and Lord of Lords; The Faithful and True Witness of the New Covenant of God; The Holy Lamb, Slain from the Foundation of the World; The Righteous Judge and Captain of the Host; The Only Begotten Son of the Almighty God, The Beloved, Firstborn Among Many Brethren, Who Lives and Reigns Forever in the Heavenly Realms of Glory:
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I Hereby do Authorize the children of God, called, chosen and faithful, (Buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him Through faith in the working of God, Who raised Him from the dead, Having triumphed over and disarmed all principalities and powers,)
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To plunder those who plundered them,
To pillage those who pillaged them,
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And to take back everything I have given you by My promises, Which has been stolen from you through Satan’s piracy: Confusion, intimidation and deceit.
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For he who touches you touches the apple of My eye.
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Beware lest you become pirates yourselves, For pride cometh before a fall. He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.
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Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit says the LORD.
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Do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, Against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this age, Against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
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Though you walk in the flesh, you are not to war after the flesh, For the weapons of your warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God For pulling down strongholds, Casting down arguments, and every high thing That exalts itself against the knowledge of God, Bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, And being ready to punish all disobedience When your obedience is fulfilled.
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Therefore, take up the whole armour of God,
Praying always in the Spirit.
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Be sober, be vigilant. Be valiant, be courageous.
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Have I not commanded you? Be strong, do not be afraid,
For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
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Sealed by the Spirit of Truth
Until the day of redemption.
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Here is a list (by no means comprehensive) of Scriptures that this decree was taken from. Hopefully, you'll see from studying these verses that I haven't made up a thing, just related them to a subject people know and are interested in.
Revelation 19:11-16; 12:11,13:8; Isaiah 11:2-5; Romans 8:29; Psalms 96:10; Hebrews 2:10; Ephesians 1; Colossians 1, 2:9-15;
Ezekiel 39:10; Zechariah 2:5-11, 4:6; Proverbs 22:23, 24:15; Deuteronomy 23: 14-16;
Jude 1:23; Galatians 6:1; Romans 2:3; Proverbs 8:13, 16:18; IICorinthians 10: 3-6, 17; Ephesians 6:10-18; I Peter 5:8; Joshua 1:7-9;
II Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13, 4:30; John 15:26, 16:13; IICorinthians 1:20; 3:6; II Peter 1:4; Isaiah 42:22; Joel 2:25
Until next time,
Karen