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RUN TOWARD

1 Samuel 17:47 & 48
"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." 

"that ALL THE EARTH MAY KNOW that there is a God in Israel." And the world knows. This is one of the most famous events recorded in the Holy Bible. AND! It echos the King of Kings defeat of sin, death and the giant Satan at the cross! That all the earth will know that Jesus is our Lord and Savior! We will all share in this victory as we return to our heavenly home.

Listen to young David's words to Goliath, in today's verses; "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." The Holy Ghost is inspiring David to speak of heavenly truth beyond his own knowledge. He will defeat this giant because the LORD planned for it.

Courageously David runs into battle; "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." NO ONE in Israel dared take on GOLIATH. They were all VERY AFRAID. David runs forward to meet this monster in battle and will remind everyone about the power of God! 

Not every adversary in our life is a GOLIATH. Even some of our GIANT challenges are just obstacles to overcome. And, some of our challenges that are also enemies of GOD; they are GOLIATH'S that GOD will help us defeat. Don't fear the ones that defy GOD. Be confident in God and His assurance to help His people. He will help us now and into eternity!

There are many forces in our world today that defy GOD. Many of them demand that we obey them. The time is now for good Christians hasten and RUN TOWARD
the challenges ahead of us. Follow this link to listen to an outstanding podcast about how churches can respond to our government WHEN they make demands of us AGAIN.
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