It was the fall
That brought the wall
Of separation
And alienation.
The darkness reigned
Death sentence ruled
Man was in ruins
Satan given the reins.
God hatched a plan
To bring back man
Despatched His Son
To shine His Sun
He paid the price
For us to rise
Tore down the wall
Come from the fall.
Like the Berlin wall
Came tumbling down;
Came tumbling down
Prison doors were opened
Chains were shattered
Man was free at last
By the First and the Last.
Tear down that wall
Keeping you from your call
Tear down the wall
Stopping you from possessing
Your inheritance; your possession.
Tear down the wall
Of negativity and defeat .
Tear down the wall
Of failure and penury.
Tear down the wall
Of ignorance and indolence
Slumber weakness
Tear down the wall
Of pride, impurity
Procrastination and fear.
Tear down the wall!
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/historicdocuments/a/teardownwall.htm
Our Daily Bread
Monday,
August 13, 2012
Tear Down That Wall!
Read: Ephesians 2:14-18
Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith. —Romans 5:1-2
The Wall. For people living in East Germany over 50 years ago, those two words were the only ones necessary to describe the barrier erected on August 13, 1961. That date marked the beginning of the construction of a concrete barrier that separated East and West Germany. Eventually, the wall became nearly impenetrable—secured with barbed wire and armed men. But in 1989 the wall was torn down, removing the barrier between the countries.
Another wall needs to be removed as well—the wall between humanity and God. That barrier was built in the Garden of Eden when a man and a woman committed the first act of rebellion against God (Gen. 3). And we all have continued that rebellion ever since! Can you visualize that impenetrable wall? Isaiah 59:2 says: “Your sins . . . have cut you off from God” (nlt).
Jesus’ death and resurrection, however, has made reconciliation with God possible (2 Cor. 5:17-21). All those who accept Christ’s sacrifice for sin will have the barrier of sin torn down and be reconciled to God. Christ’s death has also demolished other restrictive walls—between the Jews and Gentiles, slave and free, male and female (Gal. 3:28).
Don’t let your own “wall” of indecision prevent you from accepting God’s gift of salvation. — Cindy Hess Kasper
The veil is rent; in Him alone
The living way to heaven is seen;
The middle wall is broken down
And all mankind may enter in. —Wesley
The Bible is a record of man’s complete ruin in sin and God’s complete remedy in Christ. —Barnhouse
Bible in a year: Isaiah 52-54
The Berlin Wall.
Anachronism of late 20th century Europe, and now defunct relic of the cold war. Its memory should help serve to remind us of what can happen when one man, or another, overreaches himself. Commmenced in the wee hours of August 13, 1961, and expiring in the evening hours of November 9, 1989, built to last a century, in the end surviving a macabre 28 years. The brainchild of Walter “nobody intends to build a wall” Ulbricht, and victim of Ronald “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” Reagan.
Approximately 155km (97 miles) in length around the circumference of former West Berlin, it became the site of over 900 shootings, causing 239 deaths and another 200 injuries. Some sections are standing yet today, and can be touched, examined, and photographed. The victorious western occupation powers had access to West Berlin on land via three Allied checkpoints: 1) Alpha at Helmstedt, 2) Bravo at Drewitz, near Wannsee, and 3) Charlie in Kreuzberg. Checkpoint Charlie gained worldwide fame in October of 1961, during a powder keg standoff with the Soviets when tanks faced each point blank. The Soviets blinked first, and elevated the barrel of their lead tank. Said standoff ended peacefully enough 16 hours later.
http://www.cs.utah.edu/~hatch/berlin_wall.html
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