1 Samuel 17: 45-51,  Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin.  But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.  This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you.  And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.  Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.”

For most Christians and definitely for the Jews, this is a very well-known historical event in history!  Here’s this young man who showed up to battle with nothing but a full understanding of who His God was!  He knew it, he experienced it from his time alone with Him.  He wasn’t trained to battle a warrior but he was equipped with all he needed, his faith in God.  Before David had spoken these words, Goliath the giant had taunted him trying to intimidate him, trying to get him to doubt but it’s almost as if the giant’s words just stirred up that much more confidence in David.  To David the attack on the Israelites was a direct attack against God so he knew God would go before him, God would fight for him and with him, and God would defeat the enemy for His own glory!

Have you felt like you are being attacked by an enemy that has surrounded you on every side and he is a relentless bully trying to defeat you in every area of your life?  He throws his lies continuously trying to make you doubt.  He wants you to be full of fear and anxiety because everything seems to be out of control everywhere you turn! I get it, there are times I have felt as though I can’t even catch my breath before I get hit with another strange attack.  Well here’s the beauty of it!  God is still in control ~ He is still on His throne!  ADONAI-Tzva’ot, The Lord of Hosts (Heaven’s armies) will fight and defend us for His glory!  That doesn’t mean there are no battles for you to fight necessarily, it means He is by your side, He will fight for and with you, and you are not alone!

We must take spiritual warfare seriously!  We must be constant in prayer for each other!  Pray for your needs, your family, your friends, your pastor and his family, your coworkers, your country, and the teachers in the schools around you, pray for me!  We all need to pray!  I grew up being taught very little about spiritual warfare, it seemed like something that went on but it was somewhere off in the distance and it was not really “personal”.  Trust me, if you are walking with God and seeking to serve Him, it’s personal!  But, on that note remember this part of David’s story too:  Saul tried to equip David with his armor but it was too much, David knew all he needed was to go trusting in God and God would deliver the enemy.  God is able.  He sees and He is calling us to keep our eyes on Him!  The other day when I started feeling overwhelmed and I was praying God reminded me of when I was taking my first scuba diving lesson; the instructor was working with me on trusting the equipment and he pointed with 2 fingers at my eyes and then back at his eyes as if to say focus on just me and breathe as I breathe.  It took me a couple of minutes but as I was under the water and my brain registered that it was ok, I could breathe, and I was fine.  I relaxed and I could dive without that fear.  That is what God is asking, focus on His eyes and breathe as He breathes.  Trust Him and you will be able to go places with Him you otherwise would never be able to go!  Trust that He truly does love you and He won’t just let you go! 

We are living in those last days when satan isn’t going to let up, he is out to kill, steal, and destroy all he can before his time is up and he knows his time is getting short.  Let’s commit ourselves to prayer for each other and trust God for His timing, faithfulness, and for victory, in Jesus’ name!