“Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, And gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. Forget not the voice of thine enemies: The tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.”
Psalm 74:13-14, 22-23 KJV
Asaph’s psalm describes what the enemy of our souls has done spiritually to mar the image of God in our inner place. “It was You Who split the sea in two by Your glorious strength. You smashed the power of Tannin, the sea monster. You crushed the might of Leviathan, the great dragon, then You took the crumbs and fed them to the sharks. Don’t ignore these ignorant words, this continual mocking. Rise up, God; it’s time to defend Yourself from all this. Never forget what Your adversaries are saying. For their rage and uproar rise continually against You. It’s time to stand up to them!” Leviathan means “twisted and coiled” and considered a sea monster. At the Cross, where God sent His Son Jesus, He restored God’s image and likeness back to mankind. For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the Blood of His Cross. Amen!
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