For the longest time I have loved C. S. Lewis’ books The Chronicles of Narnia. From the land inside the wardrobe, to the Lamp Post that would burn continuously without fuel. From the icy demeanor of Jadis the White Witch to the kindness and selflessness of Mr. Tumnus, the faun who would do anything for little Lucy.
My favorite scene in the movie, The Chronicles of Narnia; Prince Caspian, is at the Bridge. The vast enemies of Aslan were about to cross when a young Lucy appears on the other side, a tiny dagger in her hand. She looks confident, a slight smile appears on her lips as if she knows something they don’t. The army stops for a moment on the other side, a little bewildered, and then the sign to advance is given.
At that moment Aslan, the great Lion King, steps out behind Lucy. He looks at her and then gives this mighty, incredible, roar. A roar unlike any other. At the sound of Aslan’s voice the river is stirred up, the waters foaming and angry. The god of the river rises up and crashes upon the bridge and the enemy captain, drowning him in a raging torrent! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲.
Oh, what imagery this stirs up. “𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣, 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨? 𝙄𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙪𝙨?” Romans 8:31. Do you remember the story of Elisha when he was surrounded by a vast army? “𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮. “𝙊𝙝 𝙣𝙤, 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙙! 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤?” 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙙. “𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙,” 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙. “𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢.” 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙, “𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨, 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙, 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚.” 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩’𝙨 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙖.” 2 Kings 6:15-17
The reality of every situation is that the LORD, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, has your back. He is protecting you and He is fighting your battle for you. The reality is that even when you feel as if you are surrounded, under attack, perhaps even losing the battle, there is a vast army of angels protecting you, ready to fight for you. “𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙤𝙙, 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.” 1 John 4:4. You have the victory because of Jesus, you have the victory because the God of the Universe fights for you, you have the victory because the Spirit of God lives within you. As Elisha the prophet declared, “𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢.”
Claire's Prayer 