Killing Lions and Bears (3)
It was not only David that physically encountered lions in the bible.
Samson and Daniel did.
Remember how Samson grabbed a young lion that came to attack him on his way to Timnah, held it by the jaw and tore it into pieces.
The bible said that the spirit of God came upon Samson and he killed the beast with bare hands just like a goat.
Wow! Then, the legendary Daniel in the lions' den; his fellow administrators in Persia, out of envy, manipulated King Darius to throw him into the lion's den.
But God sent His angels to shut the mouths of the beasts and they could not bark not to talk of attacking Daniel.
That is the God we serve! He shuts the mouths of lions and withdraws the strength of our adversaries! Then, back to David and Goliath.
After sharing that wonderful and rare testimony and experience with those voracious beasts, David said something that I consider to be one of the most powerful statements of faith ever made by any human.
Just listen to this, "The LORD who saved me from the claws of the lion and the bear will save me from this Philistine!" My God! Did you hear that?? Yes the powerful, well-armed Philistine giant warlord is before me, but the LORD; I say the LORD, the great God of Israel, the mighty in battle, the LORD of hosts, the defender of Israel, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, I AM THAT I AM, eternal covenant Keeper will do to this Goliath today exactly what He did to the lions and the bears yesterday.
If He did it yesterday, He will also do it today! Praise God! That was the little boy's testimony and that also became his weapon.
And your testimony is already turning into your own weapon today! Amen! Your testimony will always guarantee your victory at the time of trials and challenges.
And if you don't have any, it will indeed be very difficult to stand or go through very turbulent situations in life without stumbling.
True! I pray that God will give you a testimony today in the mighty name of Jesus! When you remember what God has done for you in the past, it helps you to believe Him for the present deliverance.
If He provided for me in the past, then He can and will surely provide for me today and in the future.
If He healed me and others in the past, then He will heal us again.
If He raised the dead before, then He can still do it again.
If He protected us before, He will surely protect us again and always.
If He created something from nothing before, He will do it again.
If He divided the sea before, He can do that and more today.
Do you know why the Israelites had the boldness (faith) to step into River Jordan? It was because they had seen God divide the Red Sea before.
David armed with this powerful faith in God and the testimony of His constant divine assistance, marched against that nine-foot Goliath, killed him and cut off his head.
In fact, the little boy had no sword on him, so had to pull out the giant's sword to slash his head and Goliath fell face down! The Philistine army was defeated and plundered.
Every Goliath standing against you will fall today in the mighty name of Jesus! Stand now and march against that challenge.
Don't be afraid.
God has given you victory.
He has done it before and is ready to do it again.
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Till next week, God bless you! Rev Agbo is the author of the book Power of Midnight Prayer http://www.
amazon.
com/Power-Midnight-Prayer-Pastor-Gabriel-ebook/dp/B007YK24V2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1407438758&sr=1-1&keywords=Power+of+Midnight+prayer
Samson and Daniel did.
Remember how Samson grabbed a young lion that came to attack him on his way to Timnah, held it by the jaw and tore it into pieces.
The bible said that the spirit of God came upon Samson and he killed the beast with bare hands just like a goat.
Wow! Then, the legendary Daniel in the lions' den; his fellow administrators in Persia, out of envy, manipulated King Darius to throw him into the lion's den.
But God sent His angels to shut the mouths of the beasts and they could not bark not to talk of attacking Daniel.
That is the God we serve! He shuts the mouths of lions and withdraws the strength of our adversaries! Then, back to David and Goliath.
After sharing that wonderful and rare testimony and experience with those voracious beasts, David said something that I consider to be one of the most powerful statements of faith ever made by any human.
Just listen to this, "The LORD who saved me from the claws of the lion and the bear will save me from this Philistine!" My God! Did you hear that?? Yes the powerful, well-armed Philistine giant warlord is before me, but the LORD; I say the LORD, the great God of Israel, the mighty in battle, the LORD of hosts, the defender of Israel, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, I AM THAT I AM, eternal covenant Keeper will do to this Goliath today exactly what He did to the lions and the bears yesterday.
If He did it yesterday, He will also do it today! Praise God! That was the little boy's testimony and that also became his weapon.
And your testimony is already turning into your own weapon today! Amen! Your testimony will always guarantee your victory at the time of trials and challenges.
And if you don't have any, it will indeed be very difficult to stand or go through very turbulent situations in life without stumbling.
True! I pray that God will give you a testimony today in the mighty name of Jesus! When you remember what God has done for you in the past, it helps you to believe Him for the present deliverance.
If He provided for me in the past, then He can and will surely provide for me today and in the future.
If He healed me and others in the past, then He will heal us again.
If He raised the dead before, then He can still do it again.
If He protected us before, He will surely protect us again and always.
If He created something from nothing before, He will do it again.
If He divided the sea before, He can do that and more today.
Do you know why the Israelites had the boldness (faith) to step into River Jordan? It was because they had seen God divide the Red Sea before.
David armed with this powerful faith in God and the testimony of His constant divine assistance, marched against that nine-foot Goliath, killed him and cut off his head.
In fact, the little boy had no sword on him, so had to pull out the giant's sword to slash his head and Goliath fell face down! The Philistine army was defeated and plundered.
Every Goliath standing against you will fall today in the mighty name of Jesus! Stand now and march against that challenge.
Don't be afraid.
God has given you victory.
He has done it before and is ready to do it again.
Share this message with others.
Till next week, God bless you! Rev Agbo is the author of the book Power of Midnight Prayer http://www.
amazon.
com/Power-Midnight-Prayer-Pastor-Gabriel-ebook/dp/B007YK24V2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1407438758&sr=1-1&keywords=Power+of+Midnight+prayer
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