PRAYER POINT ..ER

1Ch 14:8-17 Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went out against them. 9 Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim. 10 And David inquired of God, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?" And the LORD said to him, "Go up, for I will deliver them into your hand." 11 So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, "God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water." Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim. 12 And when they left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire. 13 Then the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley. 14 Therefore David inquired again of God, and God said to him, "You shall not go up after them; circle around them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. 15 "And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines." 16 So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer. 17 Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations. (NKJV)

• The enemy heard David was anointed King.
• Jesus has "made us to be kings and priests unto Him", (Rev 1:6 and 5:10) the enemy knows and will come after us as well. Just be aware, not frightened, but aware.
• David wasn't passive when he heard the enemy was coming, or you might say became aware of what he was doing, no but just as in the case of Goliath he "went to meet the challenge". To often we are to passive in our resistance, almost to the point of no resistance. "Resist the enemy and he will flee". James 4:7
• Notice that David did not just rashly run forward, rather he "inquired of God". He sought direction before moving. His resistance began with seeking.
• When the enemy, persistent as he is, came again David once again sought the Lord. He didn't just do what he did before, he sought fresh timely direction. We as human beings will often make a formula so quickly, " Well this is what we did last time, or it worked before it will work again, or this is what brother so and so did and it worked for him". While we can learn from others and from our own experience we still need to "check with headquarters" before moving ahead. One result is, and an important one I might add, that God was able to get the glory for establishing David because of Davids obedience to the Lords direction. Obedience to the Lord is always a win win situation.

Be Blessed in Jesus

SELAH