WINNING EACH DAY DEVOTIONAL 2Cor 2:14 And thanks be to God who ALWAYS causes us to triumph… WHO KILLED GOLIATH? July 12, 2013 MEMORY VERSE: 1 Sam 17:1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies together to battle, and were gathered at [t]Sochoh, which belongs to Judah; they encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephes Dammim. Believe it or not, the question of who killed Goliath is not as rhetorical as it may appear. Are we really sure that David killed Goliath? Yes? Alright, let’s turn to God’s Word for answers. The bible records that the Philistines were gathered together at Sochoh which belongs to Judah (1 Sam 17:1). Is it not a common fact that Judah belongs to Israel and Israel to God? Yes? So what we are essentially saying is that the Philistines were not in their home territory but in God’s territory. They had gone to God’s home to challenge Him. It was suicide! Goliath embarked on a suicide mission the moment he stepped foot in Sochoh but the Israelites did not know it! Goliath was dead but they did not know it for his threats continued to echo in their fear fogged minds. The memories of the battles they had won as a result of the presence of God with them in the ark were wiped away by the terror they felt. They had forgotten the significance of the presence of God. Most of all, they forgot what happened with Dagon (1 Sam 5). This is the same predicament Christians are faced with today. Once you are in Christ, you have the Spirit of God which is the presence of God. Therefore, whatever is not of God undertakes a suicide mission by entering your life. Whatever sickness, addiction, depression, poverty, hopelessness and heartache ventures into your life comes in contact with God’s presence and dies. Although Goliath was dead, there had to be a man with understanding to enact his physical death in order to reassure the minds of others. Although that sickness is dead in your life, you will still have to take action in order to reassure your heart and get rid of fear. Keep up your confessions like David did and you will experience exponential breakthrough. CONFESSION: I declare that whatever is not of God in my life and in the life of my family is dead!
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 05:37:20 +0000
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