DON'T BE INTIMIDATED.

Center verse: 1Samuel 17:11( KJV)" When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine they were dismayed and greatly afraid "TEXT 1SAMUEL 17:1-11.The sinner of spiritual strength had boldness to fight the enemy. In today's text,Israel is seen trembling before the adversary. The armies of Israel and Philistine were arrayed against each other on two mountain sides demarcated by a valley. Goliath, a war champion in the land of Philistine, heavily armed and arrogant of his strength and experience challenged everybody from Saul's camp to a personal encounter. When the disobedient king(Saul) and all Israel heard the intimidated statement of the enemy, they were afraid and distressed. Like the old Israel, many of us have our days of fear and discouragement. At times,Devil comes to battle with us using the weapons of doubt, worry and anxiety. He does all possible things reminding us our past sins and failure. He wants our mind to be on ourselves and challenges we are facing instead of looking unto Jesus the great Provider and Deliverer. However, such life brings bad emotion of guilt,failure and despair. It can subject one into self- pity,self management and self destruction when David,who understands the proper handling and has faith to face the threat and intimidation of Goliath does not come to the rescue. To prevent Devil's intimidation, we have to ensure that we are in the good relationship with God regularly. Taking these steps " sinners must repent of their sins so as to receive forgiveness: backsliders should immediately reconcile with God to be able to face the battles of life." Believes must neglect words of unbelief,criticism, mockery and negative feelings that can be a barrier to their faith and cause them to loose confidence in God. Only people who know their God shall be strong and do exploits. Remember, the Cross of Jesus who lives in us has totally defeated all Goliaths. Further Bible verse: 2Samuel 21:19.