The Battle Is The Lord's

We see almost daily so-called giants who are challenging God’s army, the church, and none are willing to take the challenge. Like the Israelites they stand and look and listen then run back to their camp in fear. When one stands up, like David, he is attacked by the very one’s he is trying to help.

Pastors relieved not because they didn’t preach, but because they did.

Wait! Isn’t that what Paul wrote thousands of years ago? For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; (2 Timothy 4:3)

David didn’t just talk, but he acted on what he believed. He started walking toward the giant in full confidence that God would handle the situation.

Several years ago while serving in Santa Rosa County, Florida a train wreck occurred in the edge of Pensacola. Several tank cars of gas were damaged and the order was given out that the area east of Pensacola should be evacuated immediately since the wind was moving the gases in that direction. This happened on a Wednesday evening while we were holding prayer meeting. The entire area where we were began to go North of Milton, Florida where they would be safe. I chose to stay at the church, mainly for security reasons. As I listened to the television describing the seriousness of the situation, I prayed and asked God if He would change the wind direction in order to blow the gases out to sea. In my spirit I heard Him say, “Blow your breath in that direction.” I took a deep breath and blew as hard as I could in a southward direction. I went back in the house and with tears of rejoicing I heard the announcer on the television say, the wind has changed and the gases are now being blown out to sea. There is no more danger to the area.

Did I do that, NO! God changed the wind direction, whether I had anything to do with it or not. But one thing I know for sure, I believed He would do it.

David placed one of the stones in his sling and began slinging it around and around and at the right moment he released the rock and it went directly to the one place that was not protected with armour, the forehead of the giant. Immediately the giant went down: David ran up, took the sword from the giant and cut off his head, and killed him. If David had turned around and took credit for knocking the giant out it wouldn’t have been long before he regained consciousness and began his fight all over. It isn’t enough to just disable our giant, we must eliminate them! Sometimes our giant might be the friends we have. A young man left our service one Sunday evening after he had accepted Christ as his Savior. His wife said he went home and began calling his friends: “I can’t go fishing with you no more because we did things on those trips that I don’t do anymore. I was saved tonight.” According to his wife he invited each one to give their lives to Christ as he did. Getting rid of the giant in our life might involve changing our list of friends as well as our life style. There must be actions!