THE BEST DEFENSE
PROVERBS 3: 1-12
1. My son forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments.
2. For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart.
4. So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9. Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase.
10. So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11. My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction.
12. For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the the son in whom he delighteth.
On January 3, 1992, Ohio State University won the national title in Division One football; along the way they didn’t get any respect.
They beat a team the whole country had picked to wipe them out.
They were a 13-point underdog.
The critics said Miami was too talented and too fast for Ohio State, What they forgot was Ohio State had one of the best defenses all year.
The Buckeyes had someone leading them who had done it before, (Coach Jim Tressel) He had won a national titles with Youngstown State University in Double A ball.
He was a coach who had done it before.
In our Christian walk, we have the best offense; the Coach has led the team to victory for ages.
Our Coach has seen every kind of offense there is, He never worries, He has it all under control.
He never worries about the economy or our job situation, He has it under control
God has a great game plan.
ISAIAH 55:8-11
8. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways saith the Lord.
9. For as the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater.
11. So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
I’ve entitled this the best defense
His game plan goes as follows.
PROVERBS 3:1
1. My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments.
Keep His commandments!
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PROVERBS 3:2-5
2. For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart.
4. So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5. trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Bind these things in your hearts.
Proverbs 3:5-8
5. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8. It shall be health to the navel, and marrow to thy bones.
DREAM 1-17-2003
I dreamed I was in a dark building. I was being led by a guy who had a gun. I didn’t have one. In a way, I felt this was some kind of game, but then again, I knew it wasn’t a game. I knew it was a serious matter. The guy I was with kept seeing the enemies, I didn’t. He would shoot them. Not one time did this enemy shoot back The guy I was with was good. The next thing I knew, I saw a dark figure standing in a room, I was pretty far away. The closer we got the more I could see him. I was wondering why he wasn’t firing at us. Then I realized it was because of who I was with. Now the dark figure got shot. He was doubling over. I knew I had won.
INTERPRETATION
The dark figures represent Satan, and his demons.
The man with me represented Jesus.
Satan and his demons can’t penetrate the blood of Jesus.
They can’t even touch us.
All I have to do is walk with Jesus.
Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, don’t lean on your own understanding, if we lean on our own understanding we will be in big trouble.
PEOVERBS 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge him. And he shall direct thy paths.
We need to acknowledge Him; we do this by trusting Him.
We do this by not acting like the Devil all week, then coming to Church on Sunday putting on a show.
God knows what’s in our heart.
If we acknowledge Him, we give to Him what’s His.
1. Our time
2. Our obedience to Him.
3. Do we want the best offense?
I didn’t have to worry about shooting the enemy in the dream, God did it for me!
Do you want God to direct your path? The Devil can’t get you if you’re where God wants you to be.
Remember the first inning Miracle, 2 strikes, but he can’t get us out!
The Devil might think he has an open shot, but with Jesus leading the way, he can’t pull the trigger.
We can’t lose to the Devil unless we try to lead ourselves.
PROVERBS 3:5-8
5. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the lord, and depart from evil.
8. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
The best offense comes by being led and our obedience to God.
Closing
Where are we this morning? Are we living in victory?
DREAM
I dreamed I was playing football, The quarterback told me I could be quarterback. He told every one to go short and turn. I threw the ball to the quarterback and he caught it. He took over the next play, and he told me to go deep; he was going to throw it to me. I woke up.
I believe God is telling me it’s time to go deeper than ever in Him. Don’t worry about dropping the ball, Jesus is our quarter-back. If you’re willing, you will catch the pass.
We have the best defense.
Our offense isn’t too bad either with Jesus leading the way.
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