Within the past few years its seems like the battle pace has quickened. It has been a battle with all of the gains and losses of war. Huge gain and huge loss… A war of extremes… It’s what you would expect in war where the stakes are high. Loss… i.e. sickness and death, the threat of financial ruin, estranged relationships, business failures, wounds and scars, pain, confusion, fear & despair, denial, dissent, uncertainty, deception, anger and rage… complete melt downs and yes moral failure. Gains…i.e. Healing of all kinds, redemption and life, prosperity, miraculous provision, friendships, new alliances, new ventures, new horizons, more healing and mending, clarity and courage, truthfulness, authenticity, love, love and more love. Good news delivered and received and so much more…So, as things have been unfolding recently I feel the Holy Spirit begin to show me something about the strategy of the enemy. You see, our enemy is cunning and perceptive. Many of the losses and gains we experience in this life are simply normal…. Or are they? Fast forward, 10…20...50…100…300…even 1000 years from now. “When we've been gone, ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun”…Someone (unless Jesus has taken us all home) will be in the defining battle of their lives. Perhaps they will reflect…they will follow the ancient paths of those who wandered this world before them. The reality that your life is or isn't written in history is not even a question. You…we…have a legacy. Have you ever Googled yourself? The idea of, our understanding of legacy is under attack as a society in a huge way. Have you noticed the flippant choice of words and rants people use on social media? Ponder this one for a while in the context of your own legacy. So how did you handle that job loss, the death in the family, the rude comment on Facebook, the bad news from the doctor, the guy who cut you off on the freeway, the unexpected work load, the dispute over the property line, the passed up job promotion, or the last time you were inconvenienced in some way? How did you handle that huge success you had? Pause here… know this… Jesus is a redeemer of that which was lost….The Legacy of Jesus is always under attack. As long as Jesus chooses to be the hero through us, then ours will be as well. I leave you with this. While at our last Advance Camp I found this petrified antelope print on this piece of shale… just lying there in the middle of this ancient pathway on this ancient hill! Later, as we were returning and arrived on the newly improved area of the camp, we found a fresh print in the mud and compared the two. John B. took a great picture here below.