The Sword of Victory: Remembering God’s Faithfulness in Our Battles
1 Sam 21:9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
Here, David, running for his life, is without weapons due to the speed at which he left the kingdom under the threat of Saul. However, isn’t it amazing how God had reserved for him in this spot, not just any sword, but the sword of Goliath, whom he slew! When David was told this, he said, “There is none like that; give it me.” No doubt the sword brought back those precious memories, where God had enabled David to win his first great battle, which brought him into notoriety! Not only did this encourage David’s heart, but imagine the fear that this sword struck into the hearts of his enemies! You see, the enemy recognizes this sword, because it once belonged to him!
Here was a small young shepherd boy who had been given a God-sized task; and to do so, he wasn’t to use just any sword, but the sword of a giant! While God is raising him up to be a king, He’s training David to use king-sized weapons. Why, dear reader, is our faith SO tried in the fire? It is because where God is taking us is going to require the use of king-sized faith! Rev 1:6 says that Jesus “…hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”
Why do we the children of God so often think so small? We must stir up the gift within us (2 Tim 1:6), and begin to think like champions if we are to become champions! Do you remember what David started out with? God graduated him from a slingshot to the sword of a giant! David knew the day he slew Goliath, that his defense was in God, and even this day he still knows that! He doesn’t really need the sword to win this battle; he just needs what it represents, both to him AND to his enemy!
When God promotes us in His kingdom, it is not the things He gives us, nor the positions we realize that we need the most; it is simply what they represent! They are only reminders both of what God has done, and what God is yet able to do! They serve notice, not only to ourselves, but to our enemies, that we are winners in Christ, and that because of Calvary, we shall overcome!
~ Pastor Gary Caudill
Here, David, running for his life, is without weapons due to the speed at which he left the kingdom under the threat of Saul. However, isn’t it amazing how God had reserved for him in this spot, not just any sword, but the sword of Goliath, whom he slew! When David was told this, he said, “There is none like that; give it me.” No doubt the sword brought back those precious memories, where God had enabled David to win his first great battle, which brought him into notoriety! Not only did this encourage David’s heart, but imagine the fear that this sword struck into the hearts of his enemies! You see, the enemy recognizes this sword, because it once belonged to him!
Here was a small young shepherd boy who had been given a God-sized task; and to do so, he wasn’t to use just any sword, but the sword of a giant! While God is raising him up to be a king, He’s training David to use king-sized weapons. Why, dear reader, is our faith SO tried in the fire? It is because where God is taking us is going to require the use of king-sized faith! Rev 1:6 says that Jesus “…hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”
Why do we the children of God so often think so small? We must stir up the gift within us (2 Tim 1:6), and begin to think like champions if we are to become champions! Do you remember what David started out with? God graduated him from a slingshot to the sword of a giant! David knew the day he slew Goliath, that his defense was in God, and even this day he still knows that! He doesn’t really need the sword to win this battle; he just needs what it represents, both to him AND to his enemy!
When God promotes us in His kingdom, it is not the things He gives us, nor the positions we realize that we need the most; it is simply what they represent! They are only reminders both of what God has done, and what God is yet able to do! They serve notice, not only to ourselves, but to our enemies, that we are winners in Christ, and that because of Calvary, we shall overcome!
~ Pastor Gary Caudill