1 Samuel 17:38-39 So Saul clothed David with his armor, he put a bronze
helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail. 39David fastened
his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David
said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these for I have not tested them.” So David
took them off.
Every child in Sunday School has heard the Bible story and
sang the song of David and Goliath. How
David, just a lad, went to the brook, chose 5 smooth stones, swung his sling,
let the one stone go and it miraculously found its mark in the middle of Goliath’s
head and he went down. Then to finish
the job, David took Goliath’s sword and cut off his head.
I Samuel 17:50-51 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. 51Therefore 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.
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT, HOW WAS IT
THAT SAUL’S SWORD AND ARMOR WAS TOO HEAVY FOR DAVID TO USE BUT HE HAD NO
TROUBLE USING GOLIATH’S SWORD TO CUT OFF GOLIATH’S HEAD?
The Bible states that King Saul was a big man; head and
shoulders above anyone else in the land. Since David was still just a young
man; a lad, it would make sense that Saul’s armor and sword were just too much
for David to handle. On the other hand,
the Bible is very detailed about Goliath’s size and the weight of his weapons. Goliath was about 9 feet, 9 inches tall. His bronze
armor weighed about 125 lbs and just the iron point of his spear weighed 15
lbs. We are not told the weight and size
of his sword but we can be pretty sure it wasn’t lightweight, designed for
fencing.
So the young lad who could not even walk wearing King Saul’s
armor lifts a heavy sword high enough to swing it down and cut off the head of
the enemy.
IT IS ALL ABOUT THE AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH YOU ARE OPERATING!
IT IS ALL ABOUT THE AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH YOU ARE OPERATING!
There is a limit to what can be accomplished under man’s
power and authority but when we go forth in the authority of the REVEALED NAME OF THE LORD OF HOSTS, the
supernatural is possible.
When we operate under our own strength; our own imagination;
our own strategy, we are limited. We may
stave off the enemy’s attack for a time but he will regroup and come at us even
stronger, over and over.
However, when we go into battle under the authority of the NAME OF JESUS, we can not only knock
the enemy down but cut off his head using his methods of attacks against him.
If you are struggling with the same “old fight,” unable to
overcome and attain victory, CHECK YOUR
WEAPONS….Are they carnal or mighty enough to pull down strongholds.
When the enemy sets you up for a fight, be prepared…you have
Spiritual Weapons and the Authority of the Name of Jesus. Use them and you can say as David said…
1 Samuel 17:45-47 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me
with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin.
But I come to you in the NAME OF THE LORD OF HOSTS, the God of the
armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you
into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you….47 Then all
this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with a sword and a spear,
FOR THE BATTLE IS THE LORD’S and He will give you into our hands.
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