Boy! I think of David and his mighty men. How they were actually shielded from death in the midst of battles with tremendous odds against them. God in the Old Testament coming down on their flesh through the power of His Holy Spirit, giving them victory after victory after victory. They were operating in the strength of the Lord.
2 Samuel 23:8-39. It’s like reading after Superman.
We’re we not told to be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might? Let’s look at this for a minute. The Holy Spirit came upon them in the Old Testament, but the Holy Spirit lives on the inside of us in the New Testament. Something is not right. There should be an increase of the God kind of ability not a diminishing. That’s why you’ve gotta meditate in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Would God treat his servants better than He treats His Own, New Born, Blood Bought, Spirit Filled, Access to the archives of Both Covenants, Children? Absolutely not! It’s not just David’s mighty Men, It’s Jesus’ Mighty Women, and Men. It’s time to meditate on the scriptures. The Apostle Paul was attempting to bring this to the early churches’ attention. For he said that through Faith we understand that the world’s were framed by the word of God. God put that same Faith on the inside of us. He then goes on to say what was accomplished by Faith and what could be done for us seeing we have a better Covenant established on better promises.
Look at what he sited: Hebrews 11: 32-35
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.
34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
35 Women received their dead raised to life again….
When you read further, it said some did not “ACCEPT DELIVERANCE”, that means God OFFERED IT TO THEM.
Come on now, things are winding up. Don’t sell yourself short of what God has offered.
Here are Jesus’ own words:
Luke 10:18-19
17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.