The Lord Of The Breakthrough

-It was the last anointing that would be the one to carry him through the dark days of trouble and to a final place of power in the nation of Israel.

II. THE THIRD ANOINTING

-Now at thirty-seven years of age, David is anointed and recognized as the king of all of Israel. David, now the veteran soldier, is to take Jerusalem from the Jebusites (2 Samuel 5:6).

-My duty and your duty is like that of a soldier. We do not attempt to meet temptation, to fight the enemy, in our own strength. The watchfulness that we should have about our soul, warily watches the advance of the enemy and then telling God of it in prayer and being prepared in the strength of God.

-Not only is Jerusalem full of Jebusites, but the Jebusites are full of insults.

2 Samuel 5:6 -- “And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.”

-The Living Bible gives it like this:

2 Samuel 5:6 -- “David now led his troops to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebusites who lived there. "You’ll never come in here," they told him. "Even the blind and lame could keep you out!" For they thought they were safe.”

-The question needs to be asked to all of us:

Has the world mocked you?

Has the world hurled defiance at the way that you live?

Has the world said that men cannot serve God in modern times?

Has the devil not whispered in your ear to give up and quit?

-Verse 7, informs us that David still went in and took that city. The answer to what made David successful is found in verse 10.

2 Samuel 5:10 -- “And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.”

-Those words are short but the meaning is without limit. David was a persistent man. . . . .He went on. It is the man who steadfastly goes on, who enters the city and clears a space for himself.

-Great men are defined by:

Walking the paths of righteousness.

The strength of their prayers.

Commitment to serving others.

Stumbling blocks becoming stepping stones.

Gaining power from seeming set-backs.

Seeking God rather than position.

-There is something about a man who just “goes on.” He “goes on” despite his circumstances. He “goes on” despite his trials. He “goes on” despite being in the minority.

-Our real security is not in the possession of what we can see, but in our relationship to what we cannot see.

-Once men become comfortable what they have, they no longer are dreamers. They are no longer visionary. They are no longer progressing but rather declining. If you are not moving forward, you are moving backward.

-But it is after the capture of Jerusalem that the Philistines determine that they are coming to capture David. Notice that the Philistines again rise after the anointing. Goliath, a Philistine came after the first anointing. Now after the third anointing, the Philistines are after him again.

-The enemies of the Kingdom and of your soul are not fazed by previous victories. They will continue to be persevering even in the face of continued defeats. The defeat of the Jebusites did not stop the Philistines from looking for David.