Saturday, November 16, 2024

Nov 16 2024 … Called To Defeat Goliath

Nov 16 2024 … Called To Defeat Goliath     


Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   

… Please take time to hear Josepha Habedank, with music and lyrics, singing Goliath, calling for Christians to recognize that they (we) have all the power we need to defeat the Goliaths of sin in our lives.           

 

Defeating the Goliaths in our lives ... 


Reference Passage: …  1Samuel 18:32 [NLT] …   

32 “Don’t worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!”

… David volunteers to Saul to fell Goliath in service to God. 


Reference Passage: …  1Samuel 17:17-26, 32 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK  

… Jesse sends his son, David, to take food to his brothers and David volunteers to fight Goliath,  serving God’s glory.  

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Reference Passage: … Exodus 14:13-14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK  

… Moses relays the command of God that HE, The Lord, will defeat the Egyptians.                 


Reference Passage: … Deuteronomy 3:22 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK   

  Moses relays God’s promise to protect His people … ALWAYS!    


Reference Passage: … Psalms 34:17 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK  

… King David sings of God rescuing His people from any/all troubles.                                               

Reference Passage: …Isaiah 54:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK  

  God’s promise, thru Isaiah, to protect His chosen people in the coming day of the Lord.   


Reference Passage: …Romans 8:31, 37 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK  

  God’s promise, to His chosen that He will protect them (us) with victory over our enemies.  


My Devotional JournalToday’s Our Daily Bread  Author, Kirsten Holmberg  -  AT THIS LINK  -  elates a story about a young lady, named Heather, and her job of delivering food, … which took her to a customer, named Tim, who needed help in opening the plastic bag which the food came in due to paralysis in his hands from a past stroke.  Heather gladly helped him untie the knot on the food.  And later, touched by Tim’s needs, she prepared a care package which was so kind it brought tears to Tim’s eye when he realized Heather’s serving heart.  


And today’s ODB entry asked me if I had ever had anyone in my llfe who had ever intervened to provide God’s protection or care like Heather did for Tim in the ODB story.   And immediately I thought of a mentor God led me to almost 35 years ago, … an Elder in m church who discipled and led me to develop many faith disciplines which have given me God’s strength for decades in my life.  


And I pray that all who read with me here have been blessed to have someone to relay God’s grace and His love and protection in your life.   If not, pray that God will send you a David to help you defeat the Goliaths in your life or a Heather to untie the food bags He has for you.                                  

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for using me to help others walk free from the bondage of selfish sin in their lives.                      

My Prayer Today:  Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... .Again, I’m praying that those who read with me here will join me to let God give us victory and defeat over the Goliaths of sin in our lives.       … Amen


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