31 Days: Be Appalled at the Enemy's Taunting and Take Action

1 Samuel 17 contains the familiar story of David and Goliath.  David comes in the Name of The Lord of Hosts against a sword, a spear, and a javelin and says, 'I will strike you down and remove your head ....that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that The Lord does not deliver by sword or spear; for the battle is the Lord's and He will give you into our hands." V. 45,46 

Saul and all of Israel were dismayed and greatly afraid of Goliath's taunts, V. 11 but this action of David comes out of his utter dismay of "...who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the armies of the LIVING GOD?" V.26.  

We should be asking that same question today in the midst of warfare.  May we, like David, realize Whose we are (on the side of the Living God) and take our stand. 

It is truth that "... The Lord is not restrained to save by many or by few." 1 Samuel 14:6  David was the 'ONE' who rose up and took his place to overcome. 

And as a result, "David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword on David's hand." v. 49,50

It was a 'suddenly' after 40 days of taunting. 

Is God waiting for someone, someone like you, to stand up today against the taunting evil and show that there IS a God and that He is in us and works thru us? (Eph 3:20).

I feel like that question comes with music, like the 'to be continued' cliffhanger,  closing movie credits- a 'wait and see', with music that inspires and invites us to stand up and be the ones. 

Let us be appalled at the taunting against the people of a Living God and at the fear and compromise that surrounds us, and let us take action. And Lord, help us to recognize and resist his taunting against us personally and take every thought captive (2 cor. 10:5) and make it obedient to you, that our thoughts would always and only line up with Your truth.

 It is time for some Godly 'suddenlies' to take place, time to be strong, allow the Word of God to abide in us, and overcome the evil one.  (From 1 John 2:14)

Let us rise up and be the ones.

"....all the people rejoiced over what God had prepared for the people, because the thing came about suddenly." 2 Chron. 29:36