2nd Part of the message
Let me continue with the message that I started a few days ago. Please remember the text in which this message is based is 1 Samuel 17.
5 stones that you can ask God to give you for this year and for the rest of your life. They are not only a weapon against your enemy, but also for your protection. David had already been anointed by Samuel. What you are going to receive, you'll receive first in the Spirit and then in the natural. If you receive them in the Spirit, the stones you'll be needing will show up according to the way you'll be needing them.
1) Discernment - do you accept every voice you hear? When you have discernment you know if a voice is coming from God or from the enemy. Don't stop to argue with the devil. Don't harbor doubt, fear, opposition. David did not stop to talk with his brothers. He went above what people were feeling, because he knew that God had delivered him before, and he would certainly deliver him from this Philistine. (1 Samuel 17:37...The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.")
2) Fear of God - what David was implying is that he did not fear the giant, he feared God. Fear of God brings reward. Goliath had a full armor, a lot of it made of bronze, and that weighed a lot.
But David said on 1 Samuel 17:35-36, "Your servant has been keeping his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God". And then in verse 46: This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. David said "this day", not tomorrow or the day after but "this day". Whatever your enemy is - satan, doubt, misery, witchcraft, poverty, drugs...you can defeat it today in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel (1 Samuel 17:45). When you fear God you are not afraid of anything else.
3) Wisdom - a life of fullness, is a life of wisdom. When David's brother started talking and accusing him, the Bible says in verse 30 that "He then turned away to someone else". He was wise; act with wisdom. Imagine if David started arguing with his brother? He might have been entertained by something else. Sometimes is best to "turn away". That is how the devil wants us...entertained...fighting among ourselves and not against our enemy. Sometimes is best if you turn away from fighting, criticism, argument, opposition; do not condemn them, but do not be associated with them.
4) Faithfulness - there was a huge difference between David and Goliath. Something that went beyond the obvious differences like that David was Jewish and Goliath was a philistine; David was young and Goliath was older and a giant; David was a shepherd and Goliath was a seasoned soldier; David was handsome (v.42) and Goliath was ugly (the Bible doesn't say this but I think he was).
You have something that Goliath doesn't have. He might be big, be a giant, have a javelin...but what you have it's much more powerful than what he has. Look at verse 26, David asks "Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?" He was uncircumcised, you are circumcised!!! What is the circumcision? It's a sign of God's covenant with His people. Goliath doesn't have a covenant...but you do!! You serve a God of covenants. All the promises that are on His word are for you. No matter what situation you are going through right now, you have a God of covenants.
5) Faith - David spoke with faith. The Bible says in verses 45 to 47 that David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give all of you into our hands." He was sure that God was going to hand over the giant to him that day and also that the whole world would know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered there would know. The Bible says on Hebrews 11:1 that "faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see". David was sure and certain of the outcome, because he knew the God he served.
5 stones that you can ask God to give you for this year and for the rest of your life. They are not only a weapon against your enemy, but also for your protection. David had already been anointed by Samuel. What you are going to receive, you'll receive first in the Spirit and then in the natural. If you receive them in the Spirit, the stones you'll be needing will show up according to the way you'll be needing them.
1) Discernment - do you accept every voice you hear? When you have discernment you know if a voice is coming from God or from the enemy. Don't stop to argue with the devil. Don't harbor doubt, fear, opposition. David did not stop to talk with his brothers. He went above what people were feeling, because he knew that God had delivered him before, and he would certainly deliver him from this Philistine. (1 Samuel 17:37...The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.")
2) Fear of God - what David was implying is that he did not fear the giant, he feared God. Fear of God brings reward. Goliath had a full armor, a lot of it made of bronze, and that weighed a lot.
But David said on 1 Samuel 17:35-36, "Your servant has been keeping his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God". And then in verse 46: This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. David said "this day", not tomorrow or the day after but "this day". Whatever your enemy is - satan, doubt, misery, witchcraft, poverty, drugs...you can defeat it today in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel (1 Samuel 17:45). When you fear God you are not afraid of anything else.
3) Wisdom - a life of fullness, is a life of wisdom. When David's brother started talking and accusing him, the Bible says in verse 30 that "He then turned away to someone else". He was wise; act with wisdom. Imagine if David started arguing with his brother? He might have been entertained by something else. Sometimes is best to "turn away". That is how the devil wants us...entertained...fighting among ourselves and not against our enemy. Sometimes is best if you turn away from fighting, criticism, argument, opposition; do not condemn them, but do not be associated with them.
4) Faithfulness - there was a huge difference between David and Goliath. Something that went beyond the obvious differences like that David was Jewish and Goliath was a philistine; David was young and Goliath was older and a giant; David was a shepherd and Goliath was a seasoned soldier; David was handsome (v.42) and Goliath was ugly (the Bible doesn't say this but I think he was).
You have something that Goliath doesn't have. He might be big, be a giant, have a javelin...but what you have it's much more powerful than what he has. Look at verse 26, David asks "Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?" He was uncircumcised, you are circumcised!!! What is the circumcision? It's a sign of God's covenant with His people. Goliath doesn't have a covenant...but you do!! You serve a God of covenants. All the promises that are on His word are for you. No matter what situation you are going through right now, you have a God of covenants.
5) Faith - David spoke with faith. The Bible says in verses 45 to 47 that David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give all of you into our hands." He was sure that God was going to hand over the giant to him that day and also that the whole world would know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered there would know. The Bible says on Hebrews 11:1 that "faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see". David was sure and certain of the outcome, because he knew the God he served.
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