Worrier Or Warrior Series

When I read about this miracle, as I have so many times, I began to realize that Satan tries to get us to focus on our problems and make a great deal over it. The problem becomes greater in our minds than the power of Jesus. To the enemy’s approval we make a great commotion over nothing. Some people will argue that this experience is not a nothing. But you can’t argue with Jesus. In His mind, it is no greater to raise a girl from the dead then it is to raise her from a night’s sleep.

I know some of you must be facing insurmountable obstacles, but Jesus is trying to get our attention and let us know that your problem is no big deal to Him. That doesn’t mean that He doesn’t care, that just means that He is able to take care of it if you would give it to Him. He is telling us to stop all the commotion. Stop getting yourselves worked up over these problems that you are facing and start looking to the God of the impossibilities instead of the problems. Stop all the commotion.

If you want to be a warrior, you have to learn to lean on the everlasting arms of the Savior. A worrier takes matters into his own hands, therefore he worries about it, but a warrior takes matters and puts them into God’s hands, therefore he doesn’t have to worry about it because they know that God has it all under control. God’s definition of warrior and the world’s definition of warrior are entirely different. Are you going to be a worrier or a warrior? We have to decide to become a warrior and not a worrier. So, in order to be a warrior we must stop all the commotion. We must also realize that:

II. GOD SPECIALIZES IN UNEQUAL FIGHTS

I want to cover a number of Old Testament stories to prove to you that God specializes in unequal fights. The world’s definition of warrior is to go out into battle well trained in military strategy. God’s definition of warrior is to be obedient to whatever God tells you to do.

II Samuel 23:20-22; “Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, who performed great exploits. He struck down two of Moab's best men. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. 21 And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. 22 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty men.”

Benaiah was one of David’s mighty men. You will notice in the Scripture that we just read that Benaiah jumped in a pit with a lion and killed him, but the Bible makes mention on purpose that Benaiah jumped in that pit on a snowy day and did this. It is one thing to kill a lion as David did, but Benaiah killed him with ice and snow under his feet. In the midst of fear Benaiah had courage to take on this lion and go and steal a spear from the enemy and kill the enemy too. I can just picture this Benaiah as a warrior. Why? It was only because God was with him. That is what made him the warrior that He was. It was an unequal fight, but didn’t matter to Benaiah because he knew that the Lord was with him.