(Read 1 Samuel 18:13-16)
This morning I continue our series entitled, “Standing on a Word from God.” This is Part 60 of the series and Part 32 of the life of David.
For the past couple of days we talked about Saul attempting to kill David. The king hurled two spears at David for no reason but the jealousy in his heart. Saul was a king and he was afraid and intimidated by a teenager. He could have simply spoken a word and had David arrested or killed. However, no matter how much power Saul had, God had his hand on David. The Lord was protecting him. I am not sure how he knew it, but Saul knew he could not touch David, at least not in a traditional way.
King Saul opted to send David into combat, hoping he would die on the frontlines. Saul made David a commander and sent him on his way. Guess what? The plan backfired on Saul! Although David had no experience leading troops in combat, he was successful. The Bible says, “David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the Lord was with him.” This was David’s time. David was walking in his season. David was operating under the grace of God on his life and there was nothing Saul, or anyone else could do about it. David was blessed. The best definition for the Hebrew word translated “blessing” I can find is: nothing missing, nothing lacking, nothing broken, completely at peace. You can see The Blessing at work in David’s life. His life had drastically changed in a matter of weeks and it was all because of the grace, favor and blessing of the Lord.
The Bible says that when Saul recognized what God was doing in David’s life, “He became even more afraid of him.” Saul knew that if God chose David to be king (which He had already done), there was NOTHING he could do about it. No matter how much power he thought he had as king, he could not go against the KING of kings.
So what does this mean to you today? A few things:
1. God has all power. There is nothing (literally nothing) God cannot do.
2. God has ultimate authority. All authorities in the earth are subject to God’s authority (Rom 13:1).
3. God has plans for you. Before you were born God made plans for you and they are good plans (see Jer 1:5; Jer 29:11; Ps 139:15,16; Isa 49:1; Rom 8:28-32).
4. Nothing and no one can stop the grace of God when it is in operation in your life.
a) No one can stop you when the grace of God is flowing through you, because at that moment, stopping you would mean stopping God, and God cannot be stopped!
b) For God to freely operate in your life He seeks your full cooperation. If you do not cooperate, He will not operate, because God honors your free will. However, when you are cooperating and He is operating, there is nothing the devil or anyone in the earth can do to stop God’s plans for your life.
c) The only person who can stop God’s grace when it is flowing is you. When you stop cooperating you stop God from operating, but when you repent and go back to make an alignment with your assignment, the grace will flow again. When the grace is flowing, you are unstoppable, because God cannot be stopped.
5. Success will not come without opposition. All who live Godly will suffer persecution and opposition (2 Tim 3:12). The good news is that because the grace of God is flowing in your life, you WILL come out on top. The road will not always be easy, but you won’t have to face the challenges alone. Once God’s grace is on you, the only way you can lose is if you quit.
6. You live life on another level when you decouple your life from human limits. God has all power. He is the ultimate authority. He sits on the circle of the earth (Isa 40:22). There is nothing God cannot do and He cannot be stopped. When you die to self and you allow God to live through you to the point where He is giving you the words and performing the work (John 14:10), there is nothing you cannot do. The impossible becomes possible for you, because you are not the one doing it. But you will never get there until you die to your limits and boundaries. The only way a teenage shepherd boy could become the king of Israel was by dying to human limits and boundaries, so God’s plan could be manifested in his life. What happened for David can happen for you, but your heart must be OPEN to it. This is all about God and His grace, not us and human effort.
Closing Confession:
Father, I thank You for this teaching. You have all power. There is nothing You cannot do. You sit on the circle of the earth. All things are under Your feet. You also have all authority. There is no authority in the earth, except that which You have allowed. All authority in heaven and in earth is subject to You. And You Father, the creator and sustainer of all things, took the time and still take the time to think about me. You made plans for me before the foundations of the world. You planned out my days before I was born. My goal in life is to find, follow, and finish Your plans for me. I consciously make an alignment with my divine assignment. I submit to Your Kingdom plans and purposes. As I do, Your grace freely flows to me and through me. I know I will face opposition along the way, but I also know that the opposition cannot stop Your grace. I am unstoppable. The only way I can lose is if I quit, and there is NO QUIT in me! I declare this by faith. In Jesus’ name, Amen!
This is Today’s Word! Apply it and Prosper.
