1 Samuel 17:46 - 50
1 Samuel 17
46 “This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47 Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
48 So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him.
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We all know the story of David and Goliath. But do you know that you can use the same principles David used to be victorious in any circumstance? Here’s how:
1) Admit that you can’t win the battle in your flesh. If you ask God to fight the battle for you, and acknowledge publicly that He will give you the victory, He will—not just for YOUR sake, but for his own reputation’s sake. I’ve seen Him do it for me many times. But if I ever start thinking I can handle it on my own, God removes His hand from the situation and I fall on my face.
2) Instead of running FROM your problems, run TOWARD them in the power of the Holy Spirit. Take a step of faith confirming that you really do believe God will give you the victory. This is a hard one for me—I am an expert at procrastinating when faced with a difficult or unpleasant situation. But David was so confident he was doing God’s will that he RAN toward his enemy. If I avoid my problem, it will be that much longer before God can make it better.
3) David killed Goliath with just ONE stone. All you need to defeat your enemy or your circumstance is ONE promise from God’s word. (I can’t tell you what promise will give you the victory, but I can email you 86 promises to choose from.) Find your promise and speak it out over and over until it gets into your spirit and gives birth to faith (Romans 10:17, So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God).
4) Don’t look at how big your “giant” is—look at how big your God is. Then, start thanking Him for the victory, even before you see it (2 Corinthians 5:7, For we walk by faith, not by sight.) And when the victory comes, be sure you give God the glory. If you take the credit for yourself, you can expect everything to fall apart very quickly.
Cathleen
46 “This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47 Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
48 So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him.
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We all know the story of David and Goliath. But do you know that you can use the same principles David used to be victorious in any circumstance? Here’s how:
1) Admit that you can’t win the battle in your flesh. If you ask God to fight the battle for you, and acknowledge publicly that He will give you the victory, He will—not just for YOUR sake, but for his own reputation’s sake. I’ve seen Him do it for me many times. But if I ever start thinking I can handle it on my own, God removes His hand from the situation and I fall on my face.
2) Instead of running FROM your problems, run TOWARD them in the power of the Holy Spirit. Take a step of faith confirming that you really do believe God will give you the victory. This is a hard one for me—I am an expert at procrastinating when faced with a difficult or unpleasant situation. But David was so confident he was doing God’s will that he RAN toward his enemy. If I avoid my problem, it will be that much longer before God can make it better.
3) David killed Goliath with just ONE stone. All you need to defeat your enemy or your circumstance is ONE promise from God’s word. (I can’t tell you what promise will give you the victory, but I can email you 86 promises to choose from.) Find your promise and speak it out over and over until it gets into your spirit and gives birth to faith (Romans 10:17, So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God).
4) Don’t look at how big your “giant” is—look at how big your God is. Then, start thanking Him for the victory, even before you see it (2 Corinthians 5:7, For we walk by faith, not by sight.) And when the victory comes, be sure you give God the glory. If you take the credit for yourself, you can expect everything to fall apart very quickly.
Cathleen
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