PERFECT OFFENSE

"Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.....Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
Romans 12:14, 21

In the light of persecution and darkness within our midst; so close to us, but yet can potentially be so far in certain seasons of our lives, we have a burning desire. A burning desire within our hearts that yet at the same time leads us to feeling in such a deserted and dry place. Our desire to fight with the best offense, yet we do not recognize our best offense and at times even neglect our best offense. There is the axe of rage that society reveals to us as mighty in power, able to tackle all opposition and every adversary that we face. And then there is the spear of ignorance that we replace each incapable weapon with when all else leads us to discouragement. These weapons are picked up and turned against ourselves leaving us feeling dry and faint; therefore creating in our perception a growing opposition that we can not face on our own. Little do we know that our sword of the Spirit is thrown around and lost in our eyes, but realistically in our presence.

David was young, a shepherd, puny, unrecognized, yet faithful.

This faithfulness leads to goodness because it clears the fog. It puts on the right lenses with the right magnification. Ultimately, it quenches us, leading us to fight with the strongest offense that we ignorantly and outrageously had neglected. We fight with the offense of blessing, the offense of goodness. David did. He picked up that sword of the Spirit and used it in it's fullness. And what happened? Opposition didn't fall in the hands of David, Opposition fell in the faithfulness of God.