I was thinking this all last week actually. Goliath stood tall spewing forth profanities and blasphemies while the armies of Israel stood frozen by fear. This giant of a MAN thought that he was invincible and that his ways were going to rule the day. He believed that his viewpoint was the one that everyone was going to follow OR ELSE. Goliath was an uncircumcised Philistine who stood in defiance of the children of God. He taunted them. He ridiculed them. He dared them to challenge him. He thought that his position was solid and that no one would be able to effectively challenge him.
Does any of this sound familiar? Are the children of God being taunted and ridiculed and belittled by uncircumcised bullies? Does the gigantic social issue of today seem unbeatable? Do you feel helpless in the face of this onslaught? Do you cower in fear at the very mention of this hot topic? Do you feel that your weapons are unfit to battle this giant of an issue?
Remember this my friends both Goliath and Satan were defeated by shepherds. That’s right a shepherd boy defeated Goliath and the Good Shepherd defeated Satan. David used a sling and a stone, Christ used two pieces of wood and three big nails. Each shepherd defeated the enemy using the very weapon that was fashioned against them. The very sword that Goliath wielded was used by David to cut off the head of that SMALL MAN posing as a GIANT. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds and defeating giant bullies.
I went on a spying mission into the land of Canaan where all the uncircumcised Philistines have taken up positions. I wanted to see what defenses the enemy was using to defend their weak position. I was amazed to find how eager they were to show me their weapons and to tell me exactly what they planned to do to all of us Christians who dare to challenge them. I left that place with a spring in my step and a smile on my face because the enemy was so arrogant and proud that he was willing to show me his plans without fear of being defeated.
That was when I immediately thought of Goliath and one other story in the bible concerning a political leader who wanted to rid the nation of God’s people. He went by the name of Haman who built a gallows to hang Mordecai and all the Jews only to find himself swinging from his gallows instead.
You see my friends the enemy has exposed himself literally and figuratively regarding his intentions to rid the nation of God’s people. Well I, like David, am just an insignificant unknown in the Kingdom of God but I am armed with the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God and I intend to toss my little stone right between the eyes of today’s giants. And then turn around and use his own words and weapons against him to defeat him. ANYONE care to join me?
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