Killing the giants
You reblogged iamrevival:
Have you ever noticed that God didn't tell David to fight Goliath, David didn't ask God if he could/should, and David didn't even pray or fast before going against Goliath. David just knew God. Hmm...
iamrevival:
and don’t forget, David kept on asking people what the reward was for killing Goliath
by most Christian standards today, David did everything wrong. think about it. lol.
1 Samuel 17:46-51
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hands.And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.”
When I read IAMREVIVAL”s post I really thought about it, and how in some ways it is true.
I remembered when we studied that passage above at church. An important point was brought up. That point was on the covenant. David who was Jewish, or an Israelite knew the covenant he had with God. Not only that, but there is no way that he could have gone into battle without knowing God, or the covenant he had with the Lord. He knew God’s promises and he knew what the covenant meant for him and Israel. He had faith in God, and God keeping his promise. He went into battle without fear, and with faith, knowing that God was by his side. He said “the Lord will fight my battle”
This also reminds me of Elisha and his servant (2 Kings 6:16-18) Elisha knew that in the battle God had his back. The servant could not see, because 1. He was only seeing in the natural 2. He was caught up in fear. Elisha asked for his eyes to be opened and God opened them. He was than able to see God’s army, which outnumbered the enemies.
And so in a way, I agree that some, and maybe most Christians/followers of Jesus Christ do not know that we still have a covenant with God (Jeremiah 33:31; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Hebrews 9:15;12:24). This is a new and better covenant we have with God. As Christians or perhaps gentiles we are now co-heirs and adopted into the kingdom of God. We can partake with David, and say “Yes! God will fight my battles” I believe though it’s up to each individual believer to walk in that faith.
The faith that kills those giants or goliath’s in our lives. The courage and boldness to know “I am a child of God; a daughter or a son of the living God.”
Faith takes action.
“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” - matthew 11:12
note: from 971; a forcer, i.e. (figuratively) energetic:-violent.
Have you ever noticed that God didn't tell David to fight Goliath, David didn't ask God if he could/should, and David didn't even pray or fast before going against Goliath. David just knew God. Hmm...
iamrevival:
and don’t forget, David kept on asking people what the reward was for killing Goliath
by most Christian standards today, David did everything wrong. think about it. lol.
1 Samuel 17:46-51
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hands.And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.”
When I read IAMREVIVAL”s post I really thought about it, and how in some ways it is true.
I remembered when we studied that passage above at church. An important point was brought up. That point was on the covenant. David who was Jewish, or an Israelite knew the covenant he had with God. Not only that, but there is no way that he could have gone into battle without knowing God, or the covenant he had with the Lord. He knew God’s promises and he knew what the covenant meant for him and Israel. He had faith in God, and God keeping his promise. He went into battle without fear, and with faith, knowing that God was by his side. He said “the Lord will fight my battle”
This also reminds me of Elisha and his servant (2 Kings 6:16-18) Elisha knew that in the battle God had his back. The servant could not see, because 1. He was only seeing in the natural 2. He was caught up in fear. Elisha asked for his eyes to be opened and God opened them. He was than able to see God’s army, which outnumbered the enemies.
And so in a way, I agree that some, and maybe most Christians/followers of Jesus Christ do not know that we still have a covenant with God (Jeremiah 33:31; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Hebrews 9:15;12:24). This is a new and better covenant we have with God. As Christians or perhaps gentiles we are now co-heirs and adopted into the kingdom of God. We can partake with David, and say “Yes! God will fight my battles” I believe though it’s up to each individual believer to walk in that faith.
The faith that kills those giants or goliath’s in our lives. The courage and boldness to know “I am a child of God; a daughter or a son of the living God.”
Faith takes action.
“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” - matthew 11:12
note: from 971; a forcer, i.e. (figuratively) energetic:-violent.