SERIOUSLY!!! JUST A STONE

SAUL REPLIED. . ."YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GO OUT AGAINST THIS PHILISTINE AND FIGHT HIM;  YOU ARE ONLY A BOY, AND HE HAS BEEN FIGHTING MAN FROM HIS YOUTH."

Have you ever heard that type of comment from others, or yourself?  I heard that all my growing up life.  "If I wanted a good job done and a job done now, I should have done it myself!"  Some of us have lots of parent tapes that roll around in our heads.  I spent a lot of time trying to undo that tape most of my life.  When I learned about the power of God, and His love, I thought sure I would be good to go now. 

The story of David and the Philistine is one of the oldest most fun stories every told.  I saw it on the flannel graph.  There is an old word many won't know.  It is a fascinating story about how Goliath needed taking down.  Someone was sent to find a foe strong enough and with the right tools to take him down.  David's brothers were all bigger, more mature and very strong.  But God pointed to David.  Saul was flabbergasted.  David was just a shepherd boy.  When confronted about how small and demure he was, he quickly pointed out to Saul that he had to come against the bear and the lion.
That he had slain them easily - so what is the big deal.  Here he is very young, and already knowing that he had the power of God and he trusted God.  If he was to go up against anyone or anything, he had God's power in his hand.  God would surely show him how to defeat the foe. 

How are you with that knowledge these days?  I must admit it has been a very fascinating week.  I have gotten a PhD in just one week about the power that is in me to defeat the foe.  Even though I teach about the Full Armor of God and Girls with Swords, I lost that concept.  I got quite angry about an attack that was very present physically, emotionally and spiritually.  And, then I got angry at God.
I identified that I am like my dad in that respect.  If things weren't comfortable or going just right so he could do his life, he would get extremely angry and loud. 

In our story David, outfitted in armor did what?  He took it off.  It was too heavy.  He went out picked up a STONE and defeated his foe, everyone's foe.    I don't know about you, but this story in I Samuel 17: 33/through 50 blows my mind right now.  Read it!  See it!  Take it all in!  A prayer partner prayed for me this week and she heard God say. . ."Do you not remember that this same spirit that is in me is in you????  The spirit that rose Christ from the dead!!!  Yes!  That spirit is in you."

We don't even need a stone.  We just need the Name of Jesus.  Come Lord Jesus Help Me defeat my foe!  NOW, NOW enemy get your hands off me today, tomorrow, or next week or at all!  I am property of the Lord Jesus and you can't have me, how dare you put your hands on me.  Thank you Holy Spirit for protecting and delivering me.

Today everyone, you need to be Focused on Him who gave His spirit to be free and strong and powerful.  That name arises above all names.  Start acting like it.