Maximize this Moment!

This morning we continue our series “Grace that is Simply Amazing.”  Yesterday we got to the point in the story when David killed Goliath.  The legendary story is rife with life application, but the story does not end with Goliath’s last breath.  The only reason David was fighting Goliath in the first place was because none of Saul’s men, not even one, had the courage to face him.  The giant stood in front of the Israelite army for 40 long days and taunted Saul and his Soldiers twice a day.  Many of these Soldiers had been through extremely hard battles and gruesome hand-to-hand combat, but none of them took the challenge.  However, I don’t necessarily blame them.  There were spiritual forces working behind the scene that kept the Soldiers from stepping forward.  And this went on long enough for David to get there.  You see, this was David’s time, this was his designated moment, this was his coming-out party.

David was the youngest of eight boys, who had clearly been somewhat dismissed at home, but after being validated by God in front of his father and brothers, the Lord took it a step further and validated him on a national stage.  With the entire national defense force watching, along with the Commander-in-Chief himself (king Saul), David was thrusted into the national spotlight as he stepped into the next phase of his calling.  After David was anointed by the prophet in front of his brothers he simply went back to work as a shepherd and continued his life as normal.  David knew something had happened, spiritually, but naturally everything continued on the same until it was the proper time to step into the change that had happened in the spirit.  This was that time and after David killed Goliath his life would never be the same.  As soon as the rock left his sling and Goliath’s face hit the ground David’s life was changed.  I will talk tomorrow about how this moment snapped the Israeli Soldiers out of their stuper and how David inspired them to win a great battle against the Philistines that day.

So what does this mean to you today?  Two things:
1.  First the spiritual, then the natural.  The Lord already knows what is going to happen, because your present is heaven’s past.  So He can reveal to you a glimpse of your future, knowing that there will be a period of time before you experience it in the earth.  When He reveals it to you, know that it won’t happen before it’s time, but when the time is right, you will be able to walk into the realm of what has been destined for you, and you will have the grace to handle it then.  You may not have the grace now and if the Lord gives it to you before your time, it can wreck your life.  But when the time comes, the grace will be present for you to maximize the moment.

2.  All your life the Lord has been preparing you for this moment.  Know that today, January 9, 2013, is not a mistake.  All your life the Lord has been preparing you for today.  Whatever you face today — which may include something you have been facing for days or weeks — is something that you are prepared and equipped to face.  In other words, you have the grace for it.  If you could not handle it, you would not be facing it.  The fact that you are facing it is evidence that the Lord trusts you with it.  So walk out into it with confidence, knowing that you have the grace to maximize this moment.

Closing Confession:  Father, I thank You for this teaching.  I declare that this is my designated moment.  Anything I face today and everything I have been facing for days are things You already knew I would have to handle and You prepared me to do just that.  All my life You have been preparing me for this moment.  You show me things about my future and You then prepare me to maximize the moments when they come.  You never allow me to face things before their time and You keep me from facing anything I cannot handle.  Therefore, I enter this day with full confidence in You.  I declare that this is my moment.  This is my time.  This is my season.  I have the grace to face everything I am facing and since Your grace is on me, I shall win!  I am the winner, and not the loser; the head, and not the tail; above only, and never beneath; the victor, and never the victim!  I will make the most of this day, because I have been preparing for this day my entire life.  I declare this by faith!  In Jesus’ name.