Be strong IN THE LORD. But wait!
Don't stop there. It says, "and in the
POWER of
HIS MIGHT"! Faith people
don't have breakdowns. We enter into
His rest (Hebrews 4:9-12). Your and my
confession of faith therefore is: "I
believe it in my heart,
so I continue to
say it with my mouth: 'I am strong in
The LORD and in the power of His
might. The greater One is my strength.
When I'm at rest in Him, He is working
for me. Why should I be afraid or in
any way dismayed?'" Was David afraid,
dismayed or in any way disturbed by
the size of Goliath?
Absolutely NOT!
Where did he get such courage? What
was the key behind his question when
he asked,
"What do I get if I kill him?"?
Do you remember what he said to
King Saul?
Let's look at 1 Samuel 17:32:
45 THEN SAID DAVID TO THE
PHILISTINE, THOU COMEST TO ME WITH
A SWORD, AND WITH A SPEAR, AND
WITH A SHIELD: BUT I COME TO THEE IN
THE NAME OF THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE
GOD OF THE ARMIES OF ISRAEL, WHOM
THOU HAST DEFIED.
46 THIS DAY WILL THE LORD DELIVER
THEE INTO MINE HAND; AND I WILL
SMITE THEE, AND TAKE THINE HEAD
FROM THEE; AND I WILL GIVE THE
CARCASES OF THE HOST OF THE
PHILISTINES THIS DAY UNTO THE
FOWLS OF THE AIR, AND TO THE WILD
BEASTS OF THE EARTH; THAT ALL THE
EARTH MAY KNOW THAT THERE IS A
GOD IN ISRAEL.
32 AND DAVID SAID TO SAUL, LET NO
MAN'S HEART FAIL BECAUSE OF HIM;
THY SERVANT WILL GO AND FIGHT
WITH THIS PHILISTINE.
Now verse 36:
David said, "I'm not alone in this. I
come to you
in the Name of The LORD
of hosts, AND TODAY, THE GREATER
ONE
WILL DELIVER ME!" No wonder he
was a man after God's own heart.
He
knew he had a covenant with God,
and he also knew that
his covenant
Partner would do His part. You and I
have a
better covenant established on
better promises.
God was with David, but
He is in you.
David came in the Name of The LORD
of hosts. We face our giants with more
than a slingshot. We come in the
mighty NAME of JESUS, fully clad in
the FULL ARMOUR of GOD!
36 THY SERVANT SLEW BOTH THE LION
AND THE BEAR: AND THIS
UNCIRCUMCISED PHILISTINE SHALL BE
AS ONE OF THEM, SEEING HE HATH
DEFIED THE ARMIES OF THE LIVING
GOD.
"I DON'T CARE HOW BIG HE IS! HE
DOES NOT HAVE A COVENANT WITH
THE MOST HIGH GOD! I DO!"
Now look at what else this teenager
said
to the giant in his life:
