Power of the Lambs

Key Scripture: “…so it was when the Philistine arose and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet him…So David prevailed.”  I Samuel 18:47,48

Power Point:

“Lambs with the faces of Lions.”

A friend recently sent me a video by Erik Luddy and he used this phrase. I loved it! And then I began to think about how Jesus said that He was sending us out (The gospel isn’t nearly as effective if you don’t go OUT and share it and live it. The next part of the assignment is the part that seems a bit scary. “as lambs in the midst of wolves”.

Whoa! If you think about it, God almost always sends sheep to wolves, shepherds to giants, 300 men to fight 3000, or one Man to take back the world. He’s just not worried about numbers or size, or impossibilities is He.? Maybe we shouldn’t be either.

I realize that David didn’t need any of the world’s armor to protect himself, He had God’s armor, the protection of His Name. He had the commission to go OUT and slay the giants because he had been prepared to do just that. If you listen closely to David, you’ll hear him say, “But I’ve slain the lions and the bears”.  What you don't hear but what I'm pretty sure he's thinking is  "So what’s the problem?"  When Saul offered David his own armor, he replied, “I haven’t tested them”.  He had tested the Name of God. He came well armed. He came with the Name of the Lord of hosts and he came in agreement with what God had told him, “He will deliver you into my hand.” Enough said. Even though the odds were stacked incredibly high (pardon the pun) against him, David  took God at His word and seconds later the giant lay dead on the ground. The rest of the enemy troops could no longer be found. They were fast runners.

Beloved if you are facing a situation today where the odds are stacked incredibly high against you. If there’s a “giant” in your land, then remember this. You may be a lamb, and the wolves may be circling for the kill, but you are not alone. The Lion of Judah is padding by your side. He Himself is in you, and with you  to kill any enemies that come against you. As you believe that and go OUT, you will watch the giants fall with a very big thud!

He doesn’t send us out by ourselves. He doesn’t expect us to do the impossible by ourselves. He is with us, He will honor us and He will show up on our behalf. AND, He will lead us in His victory parade in Christ.

This might not be a bad time to start killing some of those giants that have been trespassing on your land don’t you think? The odds are stacked on your side. The Lion is on the prowl. The wolves had better run.

Power Thought:

At the end of the story of David, the giant killer, Saul comes to him and asks him, “Whose son are you, young man?” Whose “son” are you Beloved? “Sons” hurry up and run toward the giants, not away from them. Got your sling and your stones? Run!