UNDEFEATABLE? – Sunday December 6th 2015
Memorise: What should we then say to these
things? If God be for us, who can be against
us? Romans 8:31
Read: 1st Samuel 17:45-49, 45 Then said David to the Philistine, 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.
46 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 carcases 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.
47 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.
48 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 Philistine.
49 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.
Bible in one year: Psalm 81-87, Hebrews
10:19-11:3
MESSAGE!
To be defeated is to
be overcome by a physical, spiritual or circumstantial enemy. It could also
mean failure to succeed or win in a war, contest, game or temptation. Defeat is
usually accompanied with regret, sorrow, pain, shame and even death. It could
also result in the loss of freedom, position, title, money and power. When Adam
and Eve were defeated by Satan in the Garden of Eden, they lost their lives
spiritually, lost their relationship with God, and their exalted position was
gone. Out of deep regret and shame, they tried to hide themselves from the
presence of the Almighty (Genesis 3:8). Defeat is such a terrible experience
that it can cause the defeated to conclude that death is better than life. When
Samson, the champion of Israel, was defeated, he lost everything including his
confidence and will to survive; so much so that he opted to die (Judges 16:30).
In defeat, Ahithophel, the great counsellor, committed suicide (2nd
Samuel 17:23). I pray that you will never suffer defeat again in Jesus’ Name.
Meanwhile, defeat can
be avoided by trusting in the Lord (Isaiah 26:3) and wearing the spiritual
armour prescribed in the word of God (Ephesians 6:10-18). The story of Daniel
and Goliath is a good example of what a Christian can do to become
un-defeatable (1st Samuel 17). David took a casual walk into the
camp of the Israelites to deliver some bread and cheese to his brothers and the
captain of their unit. He was not a trained warrior, neither was he in anyway
prepared for the battle ahead. He only happened to hear the boastings of
Goliath and was challenged by his offensive statements against the Lord.
David’s state of mind as he approached the battle is revealed in 1st
Samuel 17:47:
“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.”
David defeated Goliath
by trusting in the Lord and by relying on the power of His word. In 1st
Samuel 17:45b, David declared:
…..I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the
God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.”
In essence, David was
saying: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Are you living a victorious
life or wallowing in defeat? Do you want to remain undefeated? Give your life
to Jesus now, trust in the Lord with all your heart and be assured that as long
as God is on your side, no one can be against you.
Prayer Point
Father, please don’t let me ever suffer any
kind of defeat again, in Jesus’ Name.
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