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Being undisturbed is helpful to concentration of thought.  We need to direct our focus on what is important to FATHER.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 6:

6 “Examine your motives to make sure you’re not showing off when you do your good deeds, only to be admired by others; otherwise, you will lose the reward of your heavenly Father. 2 So when you give to the poor, don’t announce it and make a show of it just to be seen by people, like the hypocrites in the streets and in the marketplace. They’ve already received their reward! 3 But when you demonstrate generosity, do it with pure motives and without drawing attention to yourself. 4 Give secretly and your FATHER, WHO sees all you do, will reward you openly.”

Your donations to Servias are being directed to help the poor, specifically the impoverished children.  They do not know who is helping them for we have chosen to remain anonymous by utilizing intermediaries to distribute on our behalf.  As a result, FATHER will reward each of us openly.  FATHER knows who you are and responds to your gifts of Love to those kids.

When dealing with the poor, we should protect their dignity.  This is why no names are provided to those who receive our Love gifts.  Their current state of impoverishment does not need a light directed to it.  They need to be encouraged that someone cares.

5 “Whenever you pray, be sincere and not like the pretenders who love the attention they receive while praying before others in the meetings and on street corners. Believe Me, they’ve already received in full their reward. 6 But whenever you pray, go into your innermost chamber (secret place) and be alone with Father God, praying to HIM in secret. And your FATHER, WHO sees all you do, will reward you openly.”

My secret place is where I am undisturbed and can hear The Holy Spirit and hear myself think.  There are no distractions in the secret place.  It does not have to be a closet but it does need to be somewhere without inherent distractions.

The secret place is made to close off the spirit to all distractions so you can feel alone with FATHER.  HE will then speak to your renewed mind and crucified body.  Noise prevents your mind from hearing so you must do away with noise.  Loud music appeals to the flesh and keeps the person from hearing THE SPIRIT.  I am amazed that churches will promote “praise” music which is nearly deafening.  Some even hand out ear plugs for those who can’t handle the volume.

Before I was filled with The Holy Spirit, I played in a rock band and our music was loud which appealed to the audience.  They could literally “feel” the music and loved it.  Why?  It promoted their carnal nature.  After I was baptized in The Holy Spirit, my desire to play immediately left me so I quit the band and sold all my equipment.  Yes, old things passed away thus I never regretted my departure from that life.

In the secret place, we become aware of the things we often overlook hence the secret place is made for awareness between you and FATHER.  Our appreciation for those things increases and we become more alert.

In the secret place, we find out what we should be grateful for.

Beware of the cares that try to absorb you and cause your focus to be directed away from your secret place.  Jesus warned us in Mark chapter 4:

18 And the seed sown among thorns represents those who hear the Word, 19 but they allow the cares of this life and the seduction of wealth and the desires for other things to crowd out and choke the Word so that it produces nothing.

The secret place is where we have communion with FATHER which brings forth stability and peace.  If fear is gripping your heart, you need to go to your secret place until your peace is restored no matter how long it takes.  Your communion with FATHER will eliminate the seduction of wealth and desires for other things.  When you are full of The Holy Spirit, there is no room for “thorns”.

In the secret place, we get a sense of true perspective and the “temporary” loses its appeal.  We are able to see the relative importance of things in our life.  Never brood or worry over small disappointments or misfortunes for they will darken your surroundings.

Our life must be reviewed under the “light” of GOD for it exposes not only Truth but sin which must be dealt with.  We must discover the root causes which are keeping us from progressing to the next level of maturity in Christ.  This takes time and patience for FATHER will expose issues in a progressive fashion allowing us to deal with each issue one at a time.  It is like the peeling of an onion.

The secret place produces awareness and proper perspective.  It is clear that we need both in such a time as this.

In quietness FATHER speaks if we listen patiently and honestly.  Our faith is strengthened during such times.  This is where the best opportunity to hear FATHER occurs.  Enter in to your secret place often and you will not be disappointed.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in the book of Hebrews chapter 3:

3 And so, dear brothers and sisters, you are now made Holy, and each of you is invited to the feast of your Heavenly calling. So fasten your thoughts fully onto Jesus, whom we embrace as our Apostle and King-Priest. 2 For He was faithful to the Father who appointed Him, in the same way that Moses was a model of faithfulness in what was entrusted to him. 3 But Jesus is worthy to receive a much greater glory than Moses, for the one who builds a house deserves to be honored more than the house he builds. 4 Every house is built by someone, but God is the Designer and Builder of all things.

5 Indeed, Moses served God faithfully in all HE gave him to do. His work prophetically illustrates things that would later be spoken and fulfilled. 6 But Christ is more than a Servant, He was faithful as the Son in charge of God’s house. And now we are part of His house if we continue courageously to hold firmly to our bold confidence and our victorious hope.

Why do I continue to emphasize exalting Jesus on a daily basis?  He is our Apostle and King-Priest and we are directed to fasten our thoughts FULLY on Him.  After all, He is the One and Only Way to Our Heavenly Father.  There is no other who can establish such a relationship.  Moses was simply a prophetic illustration but not the real “thing”.  Moses was simply another piece to the puzzle leading us to Christ.

Jesus solely established you and me as brothers and sisters to Him thus established our Sonship with FATHER.  Some would say they don’t deserve to be placed in such high esteem with FATHER.  That thought is simply false humility and pride.

We have an obligation in our relationship with FATHER and Son to continue courageously to hold firmly to our bold confidence and victorious hope.  “Holding firmly” requires energy and commitment.  The only reason a person would digress is because they are listening to their carnal nature and/or a demon.  Isn’t that what Eve did?

It is further written by The Holy Spirit:

7 This is why the Holy Spirit says,

“If only you would listen to HIS voice this day!

8 Don’t make HIM angry by hardening your hearts,

    like your ancestors did during the days of their rebellion,

    when they were tested in the wilderness.

9 There your fathers tested ME and tried MY patience

    even though they saw MY miracles for forty years

    they still doubted ME!

10 This ignited MY anger with that generation

    and I said about them, ‘They wander in their hearts

    just like they do with their feet,

    and they refuse to learn MY ways.’

11 MY heart grieved over them so I decreed:

    ‘They will never enter into the calming rest of MY Spirit!’ ”

12 So search your hearts every day, my brothers and sisters, and make sure that none of you has evil or unbelief hiding within you. For it will lead you astray, and make you unresponsive to the living God.

How often should we search our hearts?  Every day, without exception.  We must not allow ourselves to become complacent and drift away from what is truly important to our future.  Is the next TV program, sporting event, or newscast more important than the above urging?  We must determine what actions today will ultimately be beneficial to our future.  Does this mean we can’t be entertained and enjoy recreation?  No, but not at the expense of keeping our hearts fixed on THE LORD.

We are not meant to be passive and do nothing for the Kingdom.  We are to establish the Kingdom in our daily lives but we must maintain our priorities and protect our hearts as we go forth on behalf of the Kingdom.  Each of us can spread the Gospel by our words and acts as we go about our daily activities.  It is all about maintaining perspective.  Simply, don’t allow yourself to grow lukewarm and unresponsive to The Holy Spirit.

In the book of Hebrew chapter 1, it is written by The Holy Spirit:

1 Throughout our history GOD has spoken to our ancestors by his prophets in many different ways. The revelation he gave them was only a fragment at a time, building one truth upon another. 2 But to us living in these last days, GOD now speaks to us openly in the language of a Son, the appointed Heir of everything, for through Him GOD created the panorama of all things and all time.

If you want to mature as a Son or Daughter, you must pay close attention to the Words of Jesus for His Words are life to those who heed them and walk by them.  There is no other who can lead men to FATHER thus there is only one way to salvation, through Jesus Christ.

Have you ever noticed that network TV allows the term God but not Jesus?  The demons know the power in His Name and in His Blood.  They would love to snuff out the Name above All Names but they can’t.  Those who live in darkness are fighting a losing battle.

3 The Son is the dazzling radiance of GOD’s splendor, the exact expression of GOD’s true nature—HIS mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took his seat on the highest throne at the right hand of the majestic One.

There is no way to interpret away these statements of Truth and facts.  You need no other mediator to take away your sins.  You need not pay someone to absolve your sin nor trust in another to cleanse you.  There is no intermediary between you and Jesus.  Why place your focus elsewhere?

Do you want to know the ways of FATHER?  Study the Words and acts of Jesus.

4 He is infinitely greater than angels, for he inherited a rank and a Name[m] far greater than theirs. 5 For God has never said to any angel what he said to Jesus:

“You are MY favored Son, today I have Fathered you.”

And this:

“I will be the Father to Him, and He will be the Son to ME.”

6 And again, when HE brought HIS firstborn Son into the world:

“Let all MY angels bow down before Him

    and kiss Him in worship.”

FATHER mentions the term “firstborn” thus Jesus is the first of many Sons.  For those of us who have eyes to see, we have become HIS Sons as well though we are at various stages of maturity.  We want to please Our Heavenly Father and make HIM proud of us as we go forth and imitate HIM by following Jesus as our Perfect Example.

Angels are subordinate to Our Savior and are meant to bring forth the implementation of His Word in our lives as directed from the Throne Room.  Since I have personally been delivered from certain death by an angel, you cannot convince me otherwise.  They are real and active today.

7 And about his angels HE says,

“I make MY angels swift winds,

    and MY ministers fiery flames.”

8 But about HISs Son, HIM called Him “God,” saying,

“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever

    and You will rule Your kingdom

    with justice and righteousness,

9 For You have cherished righteousness

    and detested lawlessness.

    For this reason, GOD, your God, has anointed You

    and poured out the oil of bliss on You

    more than on any of Your friends.”

Jesus detests lawlessness and so should we.  To detest means to thrust away so we should remove ourselves from lawlessness and not support any person or thing that supports lawlessness.  Killing of babies in the womb is the epitome of lawlessness and we must not condone acceptance of this in any way.  We are to cherish righteousness and justice as Our Elder Brother does.

Where is your focus and priority?

Paul wrote in 1 Timothy chapter 1 by The Holy Spirit:

18–19 So Timothy, my son, I am entrusting you with this responsibility, in keeping with the very first prophecies that were spoken over your life, and are now in the process of fulfillment in this great work of ministry, in keeping with the prophecies spoken over you. With this encouragement use your prophecies as weapons as you wage spiritual warfare by faith and with a clean conscience. For there are many who reject these virtues and are now destitute of the true faith, 20 such as Hymenaeus and Alexander who have fallen away. I have delivered them both over to Satan to be rid of them and to teach them to no longer blaspheme!

Prophecies given to us are conditional and based on our willingness to accept them and bring them forth by active faith.  The greater the prophecy toward us, the greater our faith needs to be.

True prophecies arise out of FATHER’S Divine Intent for us and are written in our “books” residing in Heaven.  We always have the right to reject them since FATHER gives us choice to direct our lives.  HE does this out of Agape Love for us.  You and I are not robots thus we are given the ability to decide that path we wish to follow: life or death, good or evil.  If that were not so, prophecies would be meaningless and of no value.

I have the responsibility to protect those prophecies given to me while they are in the process of being fulfilled.  It is never too late to press in by faith on behalf of those prophecies specifically directed to you.  These prophecies are part of your arsenal while in the midst of spiritual warfare.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2 Corinthians 10:

3–4 For although we live in the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign employing human weapons, using manipulation to achieve our aims. Instead, our spiritual weapons are energized with Divine power to effectively dismantle the defenses behind which people hide.

We must not allow ourselves to be manipulated for FATHER once told me “manipulation is of the devil” and, “negotiation is manipulation.”  We are to employ spiritual weapons to dismantle and expose those defenses where people hide.  We must not allow past relationships to hinder our willingness to walk in Truth else we will begin walking a life of compromise and restrict Divine power from flowing through us.

5 We can demolish every deceptive fantasy that opposes God and break through every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of God. We capture, like prisoners of war, every thought and insist that it bow in obedience to the Anointed One. 6 Since we are armed with such dynamic weaponry, we stand ready to punish any trace of rebellion, as soon as you choose complete obedience.

Demons cannot operate in Truth.  Their power is in deception so they have to get you to believe something that’s wrong.  Spiritual warfare is saying “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions.  They attempt to enter you by a thought or a feeling.  When you focus on the Word, Truth protects you against those thoughts and feelings for you know the Truth and it keeps you free from bondage.

We must build ourselves up in the most Holy faith by renewing our minds through The Word.  We must pray in The Holy Spirit as well.  This life of protection and warfare cannot be achieved by occasional study and intermittent prayer.  You are either all in or you’re out for war has no timeouts. 

There were five wise virgins and five foolish virgins.  All were waiting for the return of Jesus.  The five wise virgins were committed to keeping their oil trimmed thus they were not the occasional Christians who focused on worldly matters.  The five foolish virgins had different priorities which caused them to miss out and were left to their own devices.  Yes, there is a separating of believers occurring now.  It is not “business as usual” so don’t just survive, instead thrive.  There is a war going on and we are meant to be overcomers in battle.

Those who follow Q have surely seen this post dated yesterday afternoon at 12:29:37 EST:

Strengthen my faith, Lord. Forgive my sins, so that I may be clean in your righteousness. Make me brave, so I can stand and fight the spiritual battles in my life and in our world. Give me your wisdom and discernment so I won’t be caught off guard. Together, Lord, we’ll win, because in truth, you already have. While evil still roams, the power of Your name and Your blood rises up to defeat and bring us victory against every evil planned against us. While malicious actions may disturb us, we use the armor of God You have given us to stand firm. You will bring justice in due time for all the harm and needless violence aimed at Your children. Until then, we remain in Your presence, aligned with Your purposes, and we look to You as our Supreme Commander and Protector. Help us to avoid temptation, and deliver us from evil, Lord. You are the Mighty One, the One Who will ultimately bring all evil to light. With You, Jesus, we are safe. Amen.

“He, she, or they” are definitely tracking with what The Holy Spirit is giving me to write… not unexpected.

In Luke chapter 11, Jesus spoke:

14 One day there was a crowd gathered around Jesus, and among them was a man who was mute. Jesus drove out of the man the spirit that made him unable to speak. Once the demon left him, the mute man’s tongue was loosed and he was able to speak again. The stunned crowd saw it all and marveled in amazement over this miracle!

15 But there were some in the crowd who protested, saying, “He casts out demons by the power of Satan, the demon king.” 16 Others were skeptical and tried to persuade Jesus to perform a spectacular display of power to prove that He was the Messiah.

Rather than full acceptance of Jesus being the Messiah, people looked at Him through their own bias.  Some were positive but wanted more proof whereas others were negative and wanted to hold on to their past doctrines.  The one person who I am sure expressed true thankfulness and accepted this miracle was the man who was formerly possessed of a devil causing him to be mute.  I am also sure he had much to say to those who would listen.

17 Jesus, well aware of their every thought, said to them, “Every kingdom that is split against itself is doomed to fail and will eventually collapse. 18 If it is true that Satan casts out his own demons through Me, how could his kingdom remain intact? 19 If Satan gives Me the power to cast out his demons, who is it that gives your exorcists their power? Let them become your judges! Go and ask them and they will tell you. 20 Yet if I am casting out demons by God’s mighty power, God’s kingdom realm is now released upon you—but you still reject it!”

Jesus explicitly speaks of the reality of demons and the devil.  We must not downplay this reality we are facing today.  We must not look the other way when we see demonic activity but expect FATHER to empower us with the same power and authority as Jesus, even more so.

Jesus continues:

21 “Satan’s belongings are undisturbed as he stands guard over his fortress kingdom, strong and fully armed with an arsenal of many weapons. 22 But when one stronger than he comes to attack and overpower him, the stronger one will empty the arsenal in which he trusted. The conqueror will ransack his kingdom and distribute all the spoils of victory. 23 This is a war, and whoever is not on My side is against me, and whoever does not gather the spoils with Me will be forever scattered.”

Were you expecting to live in a passive manner as a Son or Daughter of GOD?  Jesus said “This is war!”  Those who think otherwise are living in blindness and the adversary has them right where he wants them… doing nothing, seeing nothing, and hearing nothing.

Are you willing to gather the spoils of war with Jesus?  What are the spoils?  Souls, deliverance, healing, peace, joy, finances, and the list goes on.  We are meant to be warriors for Christ and overcome the kingdom of darkness.  Don’t remove this passage from your Bible thinking that the war will go away.  Embrace the Words of Jesus and proceed to full preparation.

Reread yesterday’s blog.

Jesus is more concerned about our character than our comfort thus we will go through tests and trials which will build up our character and our faith.  As we grow, we will see where our weaknesses lie and we must address those areas of weakness and make them strong.  As a result, we will not be moved when evil forces attack us.  We will not be fearful in any circumstance, even if it is deemed “life threatening” by the world.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 6:

10 Now my beloved ones, I have saved these most important Truths for last:

Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with the Lord Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of His explosive power flowing in and through you.

If The Holy Spirit tells us these are most important then we must keep these Truths before us at all times and not allow these Truths to become “commonplace” and lessen their importance in our daily lives.  Dwell and meditate on these Truths often.

11 Put on God’s complete set of armor provided for us, so that you will be protected as you fight against the evil strategies of the accuser! 12 Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms. For they are a powerful class of demon-gods and evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage. 13 Because of this, you must wear all the armor that God provides so you’re protected as you confront the slanderer, for you are destined for all things and will rise victorious.

Is there any question that this class of demon-gods and evil spirits are powerful?  Just look around at the gross darkness around the world.  Consider all the confusion and “fake” news intended to keep us in bondage.  The Holy Spirit instructs us in how to deal with this darkness:

14 Put on Truth as a belt to strengthen you to stand in triumph. Put on Holiness as the protective armor that covers your heart. 15 Stand on your feet alert, then you’ll always be ready to share the blessings of peace.

16 In every battle, take faith as your wrap-around shield, for it is able to extinguish the blazing arrows coming at you from the Evil One! 17–18 Embrace the power of salvation’s full deliverance, like a helmet to protect your thoughts from lies. And take the mighty razor-sharp Spirit-sword of the spoken Word of God.

Pray passionately in the Spirit, as you constantly intercede with every form of prayer at all times. Pray the blessings of God upon all HIS believers.

We must walk in Truth and Holiness… without compromise!!!  Have I done a perfect job in this walk?  Regrettably no.  Thankfully FATHER’S great grace and mercy has prevailed and the Blood of Jesus Christ has not failed me in any aspect of Its intent. 

I can assure you that it is never too late to repent and ask FATHER for help in walking in absolute Truth and Holiness.  Yes, you will be required to give up relationships which promote various paths of unrighteousness.  Those whose priorities conflict with Truth and Holiness must not be allowed to divert our walk away from the Highway of Holiness.

Will you lose “friends”?  Yes.  Will you lose fellowship with some family members?  Probably.  Would you prefer to fellowship with their unrighteousness and give up your Holiness?  These seem like tough decisions.  You can move from fellowship to ministry toward those whom The Holy Spirit directs ministry.

If we are to be supernaturally infused with strength through our life-union with the Lord Jesus and stand victorious with the force of His explosive power flowing in and through us, we must be uncompromising.  We must protect our hearts at all cost.  Holiness is required as the protective armor that covers our hearts.

As Jesus said in Matthew chapter 5:

8 ​​Blessed are the pure in heart,

​​For they shall see God.

If you and I are not receiving from Heaven, FATHER is not the problem… we are.  Each of us must assess our priorities and determine where the Word is in our list of priorities.  Is it at the top?  If not, that is a sure indication that something is amiss.

It we are not receiving the revelation of HIS Word, It will not operate in our lives.  This is why I begin the typical day by praying in The Holy Spirit.  I choose not to turn on the TV and focus on the world’s events of the day.  My focus must begin with FATHER, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit.  After all, They are the reason I am still alive.

If you are not receiving the Love of GOD in your life, it is because you have not received HIM as your FATHER.  Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians chapter 4:

14 I’m not writing this to embarrass you or to shame you, but to correct you as the children I Love. 15 For although you could have countless babysitters in Christ telling you what you’re doing wrong, you don’t have many fathers who correct you in Love. But I’m a true father to you, for I became your father when I gave you the Gospel and brought you into union with Jesus, the Anointed One. 16 So I encourage you, my children, to follow the example that I live before you.

Each day I write, it is intended to have you focus on what The Holy Spirit is saying that day.  I have no agenda apart from hearing The Holy Spirit and conveying what He intends to bring forth.  Each day is a new day and I hardly ever know ahead of time what will be written.

I need to continue changing until I am perfected in Christ and I am sure it is true for you as well.  I purpose to remove every spot and wrinkle as well as keeping my lamp trimmed with the oil of The Holy Spirit.

The most important revelation we can receive is the Love of THE FATHER.  It is not analyzing books of The Bible or mapping out time cycles.  It is not becoming an expert on “signs”.  It is not becoming an expert on Biblical numerology.  All of that is generally “head” knowledge.  It IS all about Agape Love!

Agape Love both nurtures and corrects.  As we become mature, we are to walk in discipline and obedience to The Holy Spirit.  Why?  FATHER has instructed us that both are required to come into full maturity.

In Luke chapter 22, Jesus spoke:

39 Jesus left the upper room with his disciples and, as was His habit, went to the Mount of Olives, His place of secret prayer. 40 There He told the apostles, “Keep praying for strength to be spared from the severe test of your faith that is about to come.”

41 Then He withdrew from them a short distance to be alone. Kneeling down, He prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup of agony away from Me. But no matter what, YOUR Will must be Mine.”

43 Jesus called for an angel of Glory to strengthen Him, and the angel appeared. 44 He prayed even more passionately, like one being sacrificed, until He was in such intense agony of spirit that his sweat became drops of blood, dripping onto the ground.

If Jesus fully submitted in discipline and obedience, so should we.  Jesus knew FATHER’S Love Plan must be fully executed so that you and I could be restored to an intimate relationship with THEM.  Jesus sacrificed Himself for our benefit and we must never let that Truth become “commonplace” in our thinking.

I must stay away from any teaching that distracts from the preeminence of these Truths I am sharing today.  Do I need more intellectual knowledge and instruction?  No, I need revelation from the Throne Room.  I need greater revelation of Agape Love and FATHER’S desire for intimacy with me.  I need to remove any hindrance or distraction which would steer me away from HIM.  I am “all in” and I hope you are too!

My prayer for those of you who read these blogs:

My heart is always full and overflowing with thanks to God for you as I constantly remember you in my prayers. I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know Him through your deepening intimacy with Him.

I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of His calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that He finds in us, HIS Holy Ones!

I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted Him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the Heavenly realm!

In Jesus’ Name,

Amen

Ponder these precious words today and expect HIS immeasurable power to work through you today as your faith becomes “great” in every sense of the word.

Expect angels to be dispatched on your behalf to perform FATHER’S perfect Will in your life.

Expect your eyes to be further enlightened and fully illuminated so that you can experience the wealth of HIS Glory directed toward you.

Allow HIS immense power to flow through you as you ascend to great faith.

Experience His intimacy as never before!

It is written by The Holy Spirit in 1 Samuel chapter 16:

1 Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.”

2 And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.”

But the LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ 3 Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; you shall anoint for Me the one I name to you.”

4 So Samuel did what the LORD said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”

5 And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice.

6 So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before Him!”

7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

FATHER makes it quite clear that HE looks at our heart, not our external appearance or age.  You and I are qualified for the “anointing” based on the condition of our hearts thus we do not need to be concerned about what others think or say concerning their observations and opinions.  We must not listen to the world in determining what we are able to do for THE LORD.

10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.” 11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.”

And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.” 12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the LORD said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!” 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

We are not told how old David was when Samuel anointed him but his family did not consider him to be mature enough to be considered by the prophet.  People always underestimate FATHER’S Plan.

In chapter 17, David asks the question:

26 Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

If you have no covenant with Our Heavenly Father, you are uncircumcised.  David understood covenant and stood upon that covenant when confronted with a “giant”.  David then provides us with the state of his heart:

34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, 35 I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. 36 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.” 37 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 stated that he was no longer keeping sheep and had relied on FATHER to deliver him from both a bear and a lion.  FATHER had been preparing David to conquer Goliath just as FATHER has been preparing you and me to be delivered from our “Goliaths”.

What is your Goliath?  Is it sickness, disease, age, your job, your relationship with another?  No matter what overwhelming issue is facing you, FATHER has provided HIS anointing for you to overcome your situation.  David had spent years practicing with a slingshot.  He had also spent years practicing with a stringed instrument.  Both served him well when it came time to deal with overwhelming issues.

FATHER has your and my provision awaiting our request for activation and implementation.  We are meant to be overcomers, not just onlookers.  It is time to slay our “Goliaths” once and for all.