The size of the enemy
(Challenge) is not the reason why you are defeated.
Every problem has a solution! Every enemy can be defeated. Every mountain can
be dealt with (moved, tunnelled through or climbed). Every river or ocean can
be crossed. The reason you are where you
are is not because your enemies are too strong. You are not down because of the
size or strength of your ‘Pharaoh’ or ‘Goliath’. It is not because of the
height of the ‘walls of Jericho’.
On the day Israel faced Goliath in battle there was no one to
confront the giant! It was not because of the size of Goliath, it was because
of the size of their faith! Every man is defeated by size of their faith in
God. David was the youngest of the men on that battle field that day,
inexperienced in battle, without any weapons or armour of war, yet he defeated
Goliath.
David asked the men who were standing by him, "What will be done
for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel?
Indeed, who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of
the living God?" (1Sa 17:26 ISV)
David did not see the size
of Goliath he saw the size of his God. He called
his God ‘the Living God’. He knew that Jehovah was the only living God; all
others are dead, dumb, powerless idols including Satan! This is where many
believers are defeated, they see so much of the Devil and his demons that they
lose sight of the Great and living God. Satan is fallen and powerless! He was
defeated on the cross and remains defeated before every true child of God. Next
time Satan tries to intimidate you, call his bluff, and ask him to get lost!
David did not see the size
of Goliath, David saw his covenant rights. David
knew that Israel has a covenant with God that makes every Israelite God’s
special favourite. David knew that Israel was by Divine connection stronger
than Philistine! Israel was circumcised as a sign of the covenant (Gen.17:10).
The Philistines were not circumcised showing they were not part of the
covenant. David knew His God was not only Most Powerful but will fight for and
with him against any enemy no matter their size. Whatever is born of God overcomes the World (1John 5:4). Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world 1John 4:4). My victory lies in this faith I have. The size of the enemy is immaterial, the nature of the challenge is inconsequential, in Christ I am victorious – always!
David saw a dead
Philistine even before he went into battle. The
result of every battle between a lion and a goat is known even before it
starts. The result of any confrontation between God and Satan is known in
advance. The result of every duel between me and any Goliath is already known.
I am undefeatable, irrepressible, unconquerable, unstoppable … Bring it on
Satan, my God defeated you and gave me the victory.
That’s the way every Christian should approach every battle in life.
God is waiting to hear your boast about what He is going to do to your enemies.
And He will do more than what you ask or think. My enemies are in trouble, God
is going to cut off their remembrance from the land of the living.
David was willing to take
Goliath headlong! If you don’t dare the enemy God
will not show up! He is waiting for us to dare every Goliath. When Elijah dared
the Prophets of Baal, God showed up. When Moses dared Pharaoh, God showed up!
When Jonathan dared the Philistines, God showed up. God waits for us to rise up
so He can back us up.
Dare that sickness with the stripes of Jesus, dare those demons with
the name of Jesus. Dare those curses with the blood of Jesus. Knock that door
boldly in the name of Jesus; ask for all you need with the confidence of a true
child.
Deep inside, many believers (are they not unbelievers) are afraid of
the Devil. They are so enemy focused, limitation minded, and demon fixated that
they can’t move forward. Listen, the problem is not any enemy outside, the
problem is YOU! If only you can have faith: that God is greater than all your
enemies, that you are His covenant child, and that your enemies are already
defeated.
Then dare!
