04/11/11: ANYBODY GOT A SWORD??

"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. Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. " - 1 Samuel 17:48-51(NKJ)

As you all know, I love David. I love how bold he was! He knew that God was going to be faithful no matter what. In this story about of David killing Goliath, I noticed something I hadn't really noticed before. In verse 50 and 51, it says that David didn't have a sword so he used Goliath's sword to kill him and cut off his head. I think it's interesting that 1) David was so confident he took no back-up weapon. He fully believed that God had given him the victory and he didn't need to take anything else, and 2) He used Goliath's own weapon to both kill Goliath and chop off his head. I think this is especially significant, and it applies to the way God works. He takes what Satan means for harm and turns it around for our good and His glory!

Sometimes it's easier to look at that "giant" screaming out on the battlefield of life and and shrink away and let him take control. But what God wants us to do is see His faithfulness and to TRUST HIM like David did. Take your weapon of choice (the Word) to the battlefield and trust that no matter what, you've got all you need. Use the Word on that giant and when he falls, TAKE HIS SWORD and chop his head off! Don't shrink away, step up to the mic and tell that situation to SHUT UP! You have the most powerful weapons in the world. We've got the Word, and Jesus gave us His Name. NOTHING can stand against us because God is on our side! Be bold today!

***Jess