Defeating Your Enemies Series

This will greatly bolster you faith. It will change your perspective. You will see the enemy and the situation differently. You will face the enemy with faith because of the truth of the Lord’s faithfulness in your life. David’s confidence of “who he was in Jesus” was not a general faith or emotional strength. Instead it was founded on specific instances of God’s faithfulness. He had the wisdom to remember and call on those to bolster his faith. Learn the same lesson and it will bolster your faith for battle as well.

D. Prepare for battle with YOUR weapons, and not someone else’s.

David tried in Saul’s armor but it did not fit. He knew he must fight as God had prepared him to fight. He instead prepared himself by getting 5 smooth stones and using his slingshot.

Your weapons are not the normal “weapons” folks use to get through life. We as Christians do not rely upon positive thinking, escapism, emotional manipulation, etc. We do not need to drown our sorrows or medicate ourselves into a stupor. The Bible says plainly that “we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not [human] but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.” II Corinthians 10:3-5. Your weapons are faith, scripture, and prayer. Your ally in utilizing these weapons is the Holy Spirit which resides in your heart when you trust Jesus as your savior.

In order to win spiritual battles against spiritual enemies, you must use your spiritual weapons. The fight to save your marriage, your kids, your testimony at work, all are won using your spiritual weapons and not human weapons. You must learn to wield these weapons in battle as a soldier would. (Review Ephesians 6)

E. Fight with passion!

One of my favorite verses of scripture in all of the Bible is found in this story. Verse 48 says “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.” David’s faith generated a passion in him that caused to run to battle to defeat the man blaspheming his God. To many of us have lost our passion for battle. Fight the enemy as if you believe you can win. Fight temptation to sin as if you believe it wrong to sin. Fight as a prayer warrior as if spiritual battles are won and lost based upon your obedience.

Scripture teaches this point all through the Bible, but we have lost that sense of passion for the Lord Jesus. David did not weakly back his way onto the battle field. To be victorious you must fight as if you want to be victorious and believe you will be victorious. This point is simple but the one at which many fail. What gives us passion? Worship generates passion. If you cannot even sing in church, how will you face the devil and temptation with any passion? A quality quiet time before the Lord generates passion. Serving others generates passion. You must develop the will to win, but what greater purpose would stir our passions than serving the Lord Jesus who gave His all for us at Calvary – so go fight and win!