A FAITH-FILLED, PROPHETIC WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT!
March 9, 2024
BY CRYSTAL G.H. LOWERY
2 Samuel 5:20 (CJB)
So David went to Ba’al-P’ratzim and defeated them there. He said “ADONAI has broken through my enemies for me like a river breaking through its banks.” This is why he called the place Ba’al-P’ratzim (“Lord of breaking through”).
This is just so good! I just love when I am reading and studying the Word and something hits me like a bolt of lightening and a jolt of thunder. David had become the king of Israel after Saul’s unfortunate and early death. David had been through so much in his life, from single handedly killing ferocious predators when he was a shepherd boy to battle after battle. He not only fought for Israel, but fought against Israel’s king (not by choice, but out of self-defense), who was so deranged mentally that he tried to kill David numerous times. King Saul had his warriors pursued David to the point where David had to hide and live in caves.
But, David’s heart pleased the Lord. Unlike Saul, David had a heart after God and God knew his innermost thoughts and intentions. It amazes me that even after Saul lied to David and gave his oldest daughter to another man after he had promised her to David, David still kept his integrity and prospered. Even after Saul was so mentally disturbed and behaved like a raving mad man, David played his harp before Saul and soothed his spirit. Even after Saul mercilessly pursued David for the sole purpose of killing him (at this point his son-in law after taking Michel as his wife), David did not take his multiple opportunities to kill Saul. David honored God by honoring the king of Israel, even though the man in it’s position was severely flawed and personally out to kill him.
David showed extreme honor when his men could have sought revenge for David. But, David would not allow it. In the end, the heart posture of David could not help but be joined with the Lord. When David could have sought revenge for himself or have his men easily do it, he lived with restraint and honor.
The Philistines were a huge source of problems for the Israelites. David battled them on more than one occasion. After David was anointed King of Israel, the Philistines assembled again to fight Israel. David, with his heart toward the Lord, didn’t lean on his own direction, but he inquired of the Lord what to do.
“’Should I attack the P’listim (Philistines)? Will you hand them over to me? ADONAI answered David, ‘Attack ; I will certainly hand the P’listim over to you.’” (2 Samuel 5:1819 CJB, parenthesis mine) In the face of another attack just as David ascended to the throne, David sought and heard from the Lord. So, he attacked the enemy and knew that according to the WORD of the Lord, he would be victorious.
How is your heart? I have a friend who asks me this in our conversations and now I ask her the same? What we mean is how is your heart posture? Is it toward God? Is it toward your work? Is it toward your bills hoping that you can pay them? Is it toward worry or a health problem? There are a lot of directions your heart can face. But, like a sunflower that follows the sun as it moves in the sky, our heart should be constantly in a position TOWARD the Lord.
That day, on the battlefield, David saw again the fierce love that the Lord had toward him in the victory on that savage battlefield. The passage goes on to say, “’So David went to Ba’al -P’ratzim and defeated them there. He said, ‘ADONAI has broken through my enemies for me like a river breaking through its banks.’ This is why he called the place Ba’al-P’ratzim (“Lord of breaking through”).” (2 Samuel 5:20 CJB).
Just like a river that has boundaries, walls exist in our faith walk. But, because we walk with the Lord, boundaries and walls and enemies are subject to THE ONE with whom we walk. He is not only our Savior, our Friend, the Lover of our souls, and more than I can name here. He is also Lord. That means He has power, dominion, and influence over something – everything when we yield our heart to him. This day, He proved Himself to be THE LORD OF BREAKING THROUGH. He didn’t just break through in the past. He isn’t just going to break through in the future. He IS. He is the I AM. He is NOW BREAKING THROUGH…continuously and always present and in our favor.
If you have a thick, impenetrable wall of the enemy glaring at you, set your heart facing the Lord. Inquire of Him and He will answer to YOU: I AM LORD OF YOUR BREAKING THROUGH!
Based On Faith.
Crystal G.H. Lowery, Esq is a Christian Estate Planning Attorney and is the owner and founding attorney of Law Office Of Crystal G.H. Lowery, LLC. She is also an ordained minister who has a passion for sharing Jesus. Based on Faith is an organization whose vision is to become an international resource that increases biblical knowledge of faith within the Body of Christ through comprehensive teaching, discussion of law, and the prophetic.
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