Read: 1 Samuel 13:23-14:52; John 7:30-53; Psalm 109:1-31; Proverbs 15:5-7
This story is as amazing as David against Goliath and yet we don’t hear about it told much. Jonathan and his young armor bearer go against the Philistine outpost by themselves. Remember that Jonathan was the only one with a sword other than Saul and the sword stands for the Word of God. He went out and single-handedly and killed twenty Philistines causing a panic in their camp and a stampede that shook the earth as they ran away killing themselves with their own swords. This is an amazing look into spiritual warfare. The enemy might be mighty in number, but against the Word of God they are powerless. If we would realize that, we would fight more and lose less.
We see this same power in John. The people want to arrest Jesus, but no one can because God won’t let them until it is time. On the last day of the feast, the priest do this great celebration where the priests bring in huge water vessels full of water from the Pool of Siloam. They bring them up the steps of the temple and pour them on the altar. It is a huge procession of worship. It was during this event that Jesus stood on the steps to commentate the meaning of what they were doing. He said, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink…whoever believes in me, streams of living water will flow from within him.” This was the meaning of their ritual. The water represented God’s Spirit that he wanted to pour out on all his people. God still wants to pour out his Spirit on his people if they are willing.
Lord, baptize us with your Holy Spirit today for the ministry you have for us today. May we wild your sword and rightly divide and conquer.
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