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“Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. . . . for the battle is the Lord’s and He will give you into our hands.”” – 1 Samuel 17:45,47
The odds are never going to be in your favor when you are up against the unrighteousness and hatred of mankind. The very presence of evil is cloaked and hidden beneath the exterior strength of a society that is driven by the self righteous, self promoting and often times blasphemous intent to demonstrate their authority in numbers and size. Just this week, we hear of another story where the ACLU, “America Civil Liberty Union”, has taken up sides with a group of Atheists and attacked a small school in a rural community of Jackson, Ohio; to force them to remove a portrait of Jesus Christ hanging inside of the school. Their claim that the hanging of this portrait inside of a public school building was “unconstitutional” is based on their interpretation of the 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution. This portrait has been hanging on this wall of the school since 1947, but all of a sudden 3 local parents find it offensive and through the Freedom from Religion group filed a law suit to have it removed.
This is the face of the 21st century Goliath. There have always been those groups of individuals and organizations that refuse to accept the existence of an Almighty, Omnipotent, Sovereign God. From the Old Testament, through the New Testament and throughout the history of the world people have attempted to refute the One True God. Why should we believe anything in today’s world would be different. I get very frustrated when I watch the news and hear of the acceptance of Buddhism, Islam, Wicca, Taoism and so many other organized belief systems, yet Christianity remains at the center of attack on religions. Why is that, and why has it always been that way?
Do you have the resolve of David? To courageously stand up and claim God as the One True God, and stand up for His Son – Jesus Christ requires that you must go against the Goliath’s of this world. It requires that you step up to the battle, despite the odds, despite the power, authority and intimidation that is being cast down around you. Just as David stood before the Philistine and his entire army and refused to back down in fear, we must stand up today and fight these battles head on. “The battle is the Lord’s and He will give you unto our hands.”
What is different in your battle today? If you are fighting a battle for righteousness and holiness and the sanctity of God’s values, then stand up and fight with the strength of God Almighty behind you. Do not fear the world, for there is nothing in this world that can come against you in victory, as long as you are representing your Father in heaven, and fighting on His behalf. Don’t tell me they are bigger, stronger, and have a larger presence (through the media and governments of this world). David was a shepherd, with a sling shot and five stones standing alone on a hill-side outside of Bethlehem, surrounded by an entire Philistine army and one giant of a man. The thing that they all underestimated though was that David was not fighting a battle for himself, he was fighting on behalf of God Almighty and when God is on your side, there is nothing that is unachievable.
This world is not going to stop attacking the Christian church, because it is afraid of what it stands for. The reality is that the Christian principal beliefs; that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the Son of God, was born of a virgin, lived, died and rose again on the third day to redeem mankind’s sin; scare most people. They do not like the thought that there is only one way to heaven. They do not like the thought that they must abide by a truth that their life is filled with sin, that must be atoned for. They do not like having to conform to a selfless, servant heart existence, rather than an existence based on self promotion. They do not like believing in something they cannot see, feel or touch. Therefore, they try to abolish it, just as they have done for thousands of years. God cannot be abolished, and one day they will have to answer to Him, just as Goliath and the Philistines did. So, pick up your stones today, enter into the battle and fight on God’s behalf, your victory awaits you.
