“si eres valiente (If You Are Valiant)” (Job 40:7-14; 1 Cor.15:24-28; 12:27; Eph.6:10-18 )[Spanish Jerusalem Bible Series - Job sub-series][Pandemic Series]

“If you think you're valiant”, there Job, O friend of Mine,
Then put your armor on, so in the war, you’ll make out fine;
You’ve got a role to play in crushing satan in the end;
But attitude you’ve got must go, and you must comprehend –

The problem that we face is bigger than a tweak will fix,
For satan’s into nasty stuff when sites on you he picks;
You think you have a problem as you scratch there in the dirt;
Just multiply that many-fold, for many folks now hurt.

You think that you’re so smart that you can now be arrogant;
You think that you’re superior – with righteous anger pant;
I pulled back My protection, in which you a fortune made;
Now gird your loins, let’s get to work on mega plan I’ve laid.

“You have, ’till now, been very good at being very nice;
’Least you have not a problem been, but that will not suffice;
I’d rather have you on My team in coming holy war,
Just doing this and that for Me, which you’ve not done before.

Sun Tzu and all his ilk are good at taking God’s advice,
And using it to slash and burn in actions not so nice;
But I want folks to body be as I take satan on –
Be loving in the present fray, in universe gone wrong.

Those principalities and powers, authorities, and such,
Are nasty in extreme, these days – all told, a little much;
You see them in the news each day, no end to what they’ll do,
So what I’m asking now of you, is opposite to do.

Don’t worry ’bout what things to do, for Spirit will direct
Your actions, give you options in responses you select;
You will be broke; and friendless; in the end you’ll wind up dead;
But it’s the winning side you’re on, just like the Scriptures said.

“So what you think, there, son of man, you itching for a fight?
You want to on the front lines be, in living out the right?
Or would you rather whine, complain, how nasty satan is
On streets of riots, tasers, guns, lit by some burning biz?

“Come on, buck up – Leviatán and Behemot are here,
Those monsters whose great size and force are generating fear;
There’s lots to do, the battle’s Mine, but through My body parts
(That’s you guys, who buy into it), My love, I will impart.

“For satan uses times like these when village is shut down,
To rile folks up, join in his cause, but you can be my clown –
“A fool for Christ – world’s upside down; now turn the cat around
So it will purr, not to yowl (as wrong way rubbing makes it sound).

“You’re powerless to stop the wind, or make the whirling stop;
But you can choose to rest in Me, on central pin now walk;
Just catch your breath; perspective gain; mature up into Me;
Then we’ll head out into the storm – lost sheep is what we’ll seek.

“For I invite you into hell, to have a merry ride;
You think you’re pretty good as you have Yahweh on your side;
Well, open up your eyes, my friend, and learn a thing or two –
The war is Mine to win or lose – can I now count on you?

“Gird up your loins, put armor on, were heading into war,
That’s mine, not yours, so take your place, as body-part before
You rush away to slay the beast (by now it must be clear,
Twixt you and old Leviatán you don’t cause satan’s fear.

It’s Me, through you, as body part, just doing that or this,
As I direct, in wacky ways like, “Give a Kingdom kiss
To that poor soul who struggles there – slip in unnoticed now,
And meet his needs, cold water give, we’ll win this round, somehow.

Lord, thanks for this auspicious start to life in You today;
I had not seen how evil works ’round here, or satan’s ways;
Help me to ’bide in You today, as You abide in me,
That as Your body-parts we’ll win, and present victory see.

Thanks Lord for this.

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