How Well Do You Know Him?

Hello everyone,

Yesterday, my write-up was focused on facing the giants in our life and using David as a case study on how he defeated Goliath, and how giants are the same, they just come in various forms. I concluded my write-up yesterday by saying that David knew something which made him know that God was greater than Goliath, which allowed him to defeat Goliath, and this is what my write-up is focused on today.

The simple thing David knew which made his defeat Goliath so easily was that he had a very close relationship with God. The question is, how well do you know Jesus Christ?

When a little boy is on a platform that is high which makes him scared. When the child sees his father down who shouts to the boy to jump that he would catch him, it is the level of confidence the boy has in the father that would make him jump or not. Also, when the boy says he can’t jump because it is too high, it is the assurance the father puts in the son that he would catch him that also makes the boy jump or not. And God/Jesus has given us so much assurance that He has proven Himself to be our Champion and shield; strong tower; our deliverer; our victory; our sanctification; our justification; our protector; our defense, and on and on. But it is only and only when you spend time with Him just like the boy jumped because he had so much confidence in his father, that we would see Jesus as our true victory.

The Bible says in Hebrews 13:8 that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Jesus isn’t going to be victorious because He is already victorious, He is going to be our justification because He already is our justification. It is when we come to the knowledge and understanding of this that we begin to experience Him in our life.

We need to have a deep relationship with Christ Jesus, this was what David had back then even when he operated in a lower covenant than what we operate in. David had come to understand who God is and that there was nothing He hadn’t put under His feet.

David understood that Israel was a nation with a covenant with God, which Philistine didn’t have. It was because He knew that the Lord would fight for His people, with that confidence, and not stupidity, he faced Goliath. David understood at that point that God was going to portray His victory through him. Therefore, he knew it was him running towards Goliath, but God running towards Goliath through him.

The level of peace David had attained through his relationship with God gave so much assurance that God can never fail. This is the same confidence we are to attain as we look at the giants in our life, and then realise that there is no giant bigger than God. And with the knowledge and understanding that all giants have been put under the feet of Jesus (ref. Philippians 2:8-11), that would make shout with confidence that Jesus has won.

The devil has no power of his own anymore, all he does is to feed on our ignorance. This is why we are to be transformed by the renewal of our minds through the meditation of His word day and night, (ref. Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:1-3; Romans 12:2). The battle is not ours but the Lord’s and He has won the battle already through Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 3:18 says we should grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, which means it is a continuous exercise in standing strong and not giving in to the deceit of the devil.

Lastly, Galatians 6:9 says, “And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.” AMP.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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