You have been under the siege of that giant for a longer period; it is high time for you to surmount that giant ruling your life. Can I hear you say, "amen". There are many different giants facing us differently on a daily basis but, I am assuring you this hour, that giant facing you and tormenting you all day long will fall for your and mine sake now in Jesus name.
Wait a minute! Can you truly identify that giant facing you and tormenting you? Oh yeah, I had you saying. You will have victory over that giant if you believe.
For forty years, Philistines kept on tormenting Israel, though they offended God, and God in turn, threw them into the hands of the Philistines; the tormenting and agonies of fears that engulfed them was too much for them to bear, and they had to turn to their God for deliverance, and the deliverance came.
If only you can truly and genuinely turn to God your maker from your sinful act then, you too, will experience a sudden fall of that giant tormenting your life day and night. In 1st Samuel 17 vs. 1 to 10 says,
"Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, why are ye come out to set battle in array? Am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? Choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. And the Philistines said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together."
Goliath talked exceedingly proud because he thought that Israel had no way out to make war with him talkless of a whole Philistines, so he defiled them and make mockery of them openly to the amazement of his country people. Likewise is that giant facing you keeps making mockery of you and continually defiling you to the amazement of the kingdom of darkness and their leader, Satan but, before the end of today, in the name that is above every other name, called Jesus, there shall be help from above to make that giant fall flat before you.
There was nothing Israelites could do to that giant facing them and mocking them than to be weary and be crying. In 1st Samuel 17 v. 11, it was said,
"When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid."
I want to assure you right away that help has come for you to make that giant fall for your sake. You will laugh and mock your mockers in Jesus name. You will defile those who are defiling you and your God in Jesus name.
God heard their cry, and decided to send help unto them through a small boy called David. It might not be as you are thinking but, according to the way of God, that is how your giant will fall. Everyone was looking at David as inexperience and too small to face the enormous task of defeating Goliath but, God was looking at David as the best candidate and the right weapon to make Goliath fall before Israelites.
Psalms 121 vs. 1 to 2 says,
"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth."
David lift up his eyes unto the hills, and he sees God standing; he refused to be intimidated even when the Philistine came again repeating the same word as written in 1st Samuel 17 v. 23 but, in v. 26, it was said thus:
"And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, what shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?"
The first thing I want you to do to make that giant fall before you is to ask God, "what shall be done for you when you kill that giant and take away my reproach?"
Israelites thought it was a mere joke pertaining to what David had said but, everything said by David was orchestrated by God to prove He is still God in and of Israel. It was further buttressed in 1st Samuel 17 v. 32 as follow:
"And David said unto Saul, let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine."
What you needed most right now is courage, determination and faith to face that giant to submission. Those three weapons were carried along to the battle front by David to confront Goliath, and they all worked for and with him to make the giant fell.
God is not depending on your own strategy to make the giant fall but, on his own strategy. Ask God for ways to face your own giant to be able to fall for your sake. King Saul was counting and banking on the strategy he himself was unable to use against Goliath for David to use but, David reminded him that those strategy would be of no effect with him as written in 1st Samuel 17 vs. 33 to 39.
Like David, don't face your giant with other peoples strategy which you have not tested but, face them with the weapons you are used with in God, and that has worked for you in the past with God. Many do fall before their giants because they are using some other peoples weapons of war. God has deposited a winning weapon into your own hand, make use of it by inviting God into that weapon. Stop believing in others styles of fighting their battles or winning their battles, it may not be the same with you. Remember it is written about you in Jeremiah 51 vs. 20 to 23 as follow:
"Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; with thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of his oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers."
David knew with what God had deposited in his hand as God's battle axe and weapons of war, there's no way of escape for Goliath; he must surely fall. The battle axe of God and God's weapons of war are all in your hand, prove it against that giant, and witness the glory of God. Don't face that giant with another person's battle axe and weapons of war, it will fail you. In 1st Samuel 17 vs. 40 to 47 says,
"And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine. And the Philistine came on and draw near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. And the Philistine said unto David, am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. Then said David to the Philistines, thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands."
I want you to take a queue on the seven strategies David used to make the giant fell.
- He uses his own tested weapon of war, and not that of any other person;
- He acknowledged God above the weapons of his enemies and that of his own;
- He confessed his victory over his enemies and their hosts;
- He made a declaration that God will be glorified in his winning the battle against Goliath;
- He made it known that those who witnessed his battle against Goliath will also praise God at the end of the battle along with him;
- He professed that he was not the one fighting the battle but God, and finally;
- He declared the fall of the giant before him.
Goliath thought it was a child's play, and he went forward to prove that David had no gut to face him in battle. In 1st Samuel 17 vs. 48 to 51 says as follow:
"And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philstine. And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewtih. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled."
That battle axe and weapons of war God deposited in your hand is enough to make that giant fall before you. The question now is "do you know that battle axe and weapons of war" in your hand that God could make use to fall that giant for your sake?
Yours may be "singing praises to God" while for others it may be "just doing good without expecting anything in return." And to some others it may be "consistent prayers for others", and it may be "preaching God non-stop" without fear or foe. I know mine, and that's why God has been there with and for me always. Find out yours and that giant will fall for your sake if only you can do as David did to make it happen for him and Israel; if not, you'll be at fault if your giant defeats you.
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