45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You
come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with 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 defied.
46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my
hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day
I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds
of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may
know that there is a God in Israel.
47 Then all this assembly shall know
that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is
the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
2
Chronicles 20:15 (NKJV)
15 And
he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord
to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great
multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
Deep
and abiding faith is not an accident; it is a gift of the Holy
Spirit. 7 But
the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit
of all: (1 Corinthians 12:7). The
faith shown by David in his confrontation with the giant and the
faith verbalized by Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, as he counseled
King Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah, are examples of this
spiritual gift.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11 (NKJV) 7 But
the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit
of
all:
8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to
another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,
9 to
another faith by the same Spirit,
to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
10 to another the working of miracles, to
another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another
different
kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
11 But one and the same Spirit
works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He
wills.
It
is more than just O.K. To seek counsel with brothers and sisters in
the Body of Christ who manifest this gift of faith. It is expected
that those who are endowed with the gift of faith use this gift for
the building of the Kingdom. We cannot puff ourselves up if we are
given this gift by the Holy Spirit just as we are not to demean
ourselves if this is not our gift.
We
are each given “a measure of faith” and we must use our faith to
sustain the gifts we bring to the Body and to encourage the gifts of
others. 7 But
the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit
of all:
I
share this prayer of Pastor Paul Piper: "O Lord, thank you for
my faith. Sustain it. Strengthen it. Deepen it. Don't let it fail.
Make it the power of my life, so that in everything I do you get the
glory as the great Giver. Amen"
May
God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
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