(1 Sam 17:49-51 NKJV) 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. {50} 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. {51} 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. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
I want everyone to take note of something in the verses above.
David prevailed over Goliath when he hit him in the forehead with a stone. Goliath fell, face down, dead. But David didn’t stop there. Despite not having a sword of his own, he ran and took the sword of Goliath and stuck him, cutting his head off.
David finished the job. He could have walked away, leaving Goliath there on the ground. But he needed to make a statement to the enemy by cutting off the head of their champion.
We also need to make a statement to the enemy. As Christians, many of us have become weak in our battles and don’t make good use of our weapons, leaving the enemy alive at times when we need to finish him off.
God has given us weapons to fight with, so we need to learn to use them and WIN our battles, defeating the enemy soundly, not partially.
I want to encourage everyone today to rise up in battle and fight. Fight for your children, fight for your spouse, fight for your friends and fight for your spiritual leaders. Stand up and swing your sword and cut off the head of the enemy!!
We can do this. We just need to know that we can and then take action!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-377-5400
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