Our Deliverer has come..!
1Sam 17
57After David had killed Goliath, Abner brought him to Saul with the Philistine's head still in his hand. 58"Tell me about your father, my boy," Saul said.
I came across this scripture the other day and found it stirring. Kind of a gross description, but David was still carrying around Goliath's head in his hand; long after the giant was dead. This was a prophetic sign to God's people at that time that David had not only taken out the enemy, but that Goliath would no longer have headship over them again. Instantly I thought of Thomas' encounter with the risen Jesus in John 20.
26A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 27Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."
I was encouraged that Jesus still has those 2000 year old scars in his hands and a pierced side to remind us that what he did on Calvary eternally crushed Satan's authority over God's people. Jesus is the head over every principality and power.(Col 2:10) No matter what you are facing today, if you know Jesus Christ as the Lord of your life, you are always praying from a place of victory. You and I are seated in heavenly places with Christ(Eph 2:6) who is at the right hand of majesty on high.(Heb 1:3) Remember that today. Meditate on it until it becomes alive to you again. Remind the enemy that he is a defeated foe because of the cross of Christ. Remind the Lord and yourself of who you are in Him. The Devil has lost his headship!
57After David had killed Goliath, Abner brought him to Saul with the Philistine's head still in his hand. 58"Tell me about your father, my boy," Saul said.
I came across this scripture the other day and found it stirring. Kind of a gross description, but David was still carrying around Goliath's head in his hand; long after the giant was dead. This was a prophetic sign to God's people at that time that David had not only taken out the enemy, but that Goliath would no longer have headship over them again. Instantly I thought of Thomas' encounter with the risen Jesus in John 20.
26A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 27Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."
I was encouraged that Jesus still has those 2000 year old scars in his hands and a pierced side to remind us that what he did on Calvary eternally crushed Satan's authority over God's people. Jesus is the head over every principality and power.(Col 2:10) No matter what you are facing today, if you know Jesus Christ as the Lord of your life, you are always praying from a place of victory. You and I are seated in heavenly places with Christ(Eph 2:6) who is at the right hand of majesty on high.(Heb 1:3) Remember that today. Meditate on it until it becomes alive to you again. Remind the enemy that he is a defeated foe because of the cross of Christ. Remind the Lord and yourself of who you are in Him. The Devil has lost his headship!
