PROCLAMATION
“… The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.” 2 Samuel 8:6 and 8:14 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
After David had established Jerusalem as the capital
of his kingdom and brought the ark of God there, (2 Samuel 6:16-17) David
consolidated and expanded his kingdom. He
defeated all of Israel’s old enemies and enlarged Israel’s borders. He defeated the Philistines on the west extending
Israel to the Mediterranean Sea. (2 Samuel 8:1)
He defeated the Moabites on the east extending Israel beyond the Salt Sea.
(2 Samuel 8:2) He defeated the Arameans
of Damascus to the north, (2 Samuel 8:5-6) and the Edomites on the south. (2
Samuel 8:13) David doubled the size of
Israel (according to Baker’s Bible Atlas) and those that he did not kill became
his servants.
APPLICATION
It has been said that the more that we do for The Lord
God, the more the devil will attack us.
As we get more involved with kingdom building efforts here on earth, and
as we do more to spread The Word of God, to enlarge our territory and influence
in the name of Jesus, we should expect to encounter more resistance and
obstacles to block us. However, if The Lord
God is with us, then who can stand against us? (Romans 8:31) While we may not be fighting military battles
as David did but, with The Lord God on our side, we are more than conquerors of
our earthly enemies. (Romans 8:37) For He
has already given us the victory over our enemies in this world. (1 Corinthians
15:57) He said that He would never leave
us nor forsake us. (Hebrews 13:5)
Besides, some of the battles which we are involved in are not ours to
fight, they are His. (2 Chronicles 20:15 and 32:8) All we have to do is to put on the whole armor
of God, so that we can withstand the attacks of the devil, (Ephesians 6:11-18) and
just stand and behold the glory of The Lord.
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