UNWRAP YOUR OLD SWORD

Fernando DeCarvahlo

March 10, 2024 8:30am

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1 Samuel 21:8-9
8 David asked Ahimelek, “Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king’s mission was urgent.”

9 The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it; there is no sword here but that one.”

David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

4 POWERFUL & PRACTICAL REMINDERS

Unwrapping Goliath’s Sword reminded David that:

1 It is far more rewarding to advance in courage vs being paralyzed by intimidation

1 Samuel 17:11
“…On hearing the Philistines words Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified…”

2 The power in the name of Lord in stronger than that of any opposition

1 Samuel 17:45
David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

3 The Lord was with him

1 Samuel 17:50
So David triumphant, over the Philistine with a sling and a stone without a sword in his hand, he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

4 The sword demons tried to destroy you can be the same weapon God uses for you to chase demons with.

1 Samuel 21:9
“…So David said, “There is none like it. Give it to me”

Ephesians 6:17
“…The Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word!

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