THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE BLESSING OF THE LORD !

THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE BLESSING OF THE LORD ! Brother Lewis Shirley you aren't saying that THE BLESSING taught them how to fight ! That's exactly what I'm saying. What's more important, the Scriptures indicate the servants born in Abraham's household were trained warriors. Who trained them ? Abraham couldn't have done it. He wasn't a military man. If a soldier or commander from another army had come in to train them, Abraham's servants wouldn't have had an edge on Ched's army at all. They would have been using the same battle strategies that he, and everyone else, was using. Clearly, someone taught Abraham's men military tactics no one else knew. Who was it ? It was the Spirit of God. The anointing of THE BLESSING revealed to them strategies and tactics of war no one has ever heard of before. It empowered them to subdue and have dominion over whatever and whomever came against them. The Bible doesn't tell us how God trained Abraham's servants, but they wound up knowing how to find so effectively that a few hundred of them could rout an army of thousands. When they showed up at Ched's camp in the night, he and his troops didn't know what to do but die or run. Abraham's commanders ruled the night. Of course, that wasn't the only time such a thing has happened. The Bible tells about many men who were trained to fight by God Himself. David, for example, said it was THE LORD who gave him military strength. He declared it was THE BLESSING of God on him "which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight." If anyone ever knew how to fight, it was David. He was only 17 years old when he killed the biggest man in the world. He didn't do it just by chance, either. He was able to take Goliath down because his fourth by faith in his covenant with God. He has been trained by THE BLESSING. David had such faith in that BLESSING that when all the other Israelite soldiers were cowering in their tents, David was asking, "what are they going to give to the man who kills this guy ?" His question offended his brothers, who were military men. They accused him of being arrogant. But there rebukes didn't dampen David's enthusiasm. On the contrary, when he found out that the man who conquered Goliath would get the kings daughter as his wife and live tax-free for the rest of his life, his God even more excited. A pretty girl and money--- that's a 17 year old boys dream ! So he went to King Saul and said, "I'm going to kill the giant for you." Notice, the statement of faith ! At first, Saul thought David was out of his mind. "Why, you're nothing but a little boy," he said. "Goliath has been a man of war for years." David's answer told the story. "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." When Saul heard that, he realized this young man has some experience fighting covenant battles. He'd seen how THE BLESSING worked in real combat. By the anointing of God, David had bested opponents with such great natural strength than his own during his sheep-tending days, he'd jerked lions and bears around by their chin hair. He'd killed them single-handedly when they attacked his sheep. In the clear-sighted simplicity of youth, David couldn't see any difference between Goliath and the animals he'd slain. Those animals had no covenant with God, and the fact that the Philistine was uncircumcised indicated he has no covenant, either. The way David saw it, he had THE BLESSING, and his opponent didn't. So Goliath--- fierce warrior that he was--- didn't stand a chance. When David went out to fight, Goliath shot his mouth off just like the devil always does. He cursed and mocked the wild, young kid with the slingshot and staff.