Victory Over the Giants

he LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go, and the LORD be with you.”

 David was confident that he could defeat Goliath because of his past victories. He new where his victory came from. It was from the Lord, not his own strength. To be victorious, we need to tap into the power source.

I Samuel 16:13- "So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah"

We need the Holy Spirit to come powerfully on us even as it did on David and on the day of Pentecost. (Acts 1:8) We need to be baptized in God's Spirit and walk in His anointing. Yet, David did not go into battle only under the anointing, but he went in equipped with five stones and his sling. Even though we are baptized in God's Spirit and walking in his anointing, we need to put on the full armor of God as we see in Ephesians 6:10-18.

Also, we must keep our mind set on God. We must not lose focus.

Hebrews 12:2 - "fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."

To be victorious we must take advantage of every opportunity God gives us. We must not shrink back, but need to lay hold of what Christ has for us.

Colossians 4:5 - " Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity."

Hebrews 10:39 - " But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved."

Finally, we must cut off the head. We must separate us from the things of this world that hinder us from serving Christ. It could be something we are looking at. It could be something we are doing. It could be someone who is of bad influence.

Romans 12:2 - " Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."