Stand up and step out...!

I Samuel 17:33, 36-37, 45-47 NKJV

And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.” Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.” Moreover David said, “The Lord , who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord  does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord ’s, and He will give you into our hands.”

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Shalom! Day #148. Do you know many of youths feel that they are not up to their pioneers standard and they tend to look down on themselves? Let's pray. Father, thank You for giving us this opportunity to serve You. Give is the courage and boldness to stand up, step out and shine for You. Thank You Lord. In Jesus name we ask and pray, Amen!

Most of the time, I see this happening in a lot of places. Instead of training up new leaders,  the pioneers are afraid that the next generation of leadership may not be up to what the pioneers want. They are afraid that the next-generation will not be able to handle the responsibilities. In today's verse, Saul told to David that “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.” Many at times youths or shall I say this  generations are shut off with such kind of reason without even giving them a chance to try simply because they are inexperienced.

But David, he replied boldly saying,  "Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.” Moreover David said, “The Lord , who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” David recognises the God who he serves and also what the Lord is capable of doing through him. Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord  does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord ’s, and He will give you into our hands.” Wow... do we have such a brave and courageous spirit as David? People should be able to recognize you courage and boldness in doing the work of the Lord. Taking and accomplishing greater challenges. You must be able to stand up and to step out of the crowd.

Let this day be the day of the Lord!

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Let this day be the day of the Lord!

In His Majestic service,

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