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NORTHEAST HOUSTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
*Sermon – Expect to Be Victorious*
*Scripture – *    1 Sam 30:1-6
*3-30-08*
 
    1 Sam 30:1-6
*30 *Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire, *2 *and had taken captive the women and those who /were /there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried /them /away and went their way.
*3 *So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.
*4 *Then David and the people who /were /with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
*5 *And David's two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive.
*6 *Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters.
But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.
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God is victorious, Jesus is victorious and He wants us to be Victorious.
When trouble comes we do not plan to be victorious we either start a pity party or only try to survive.
WE must stop being satisfied with just surviving.
*David’s Darkest hours*
Saul had driven him from his country, A whole city of priest and people were killed in retaliation for helping him, the Philistines had driven him from their camp, the Amalekites had plundered his city, his wives were taken prisoners, and now, to complete his woe, his own familiar friends, in whom he trusted, whom he had sheltered, and who did eat of his bread, instead of sympathizing with him and offering him any relief, /lifted up the heel against him /and threatened to stone him.
Great faith must expect such severe exercises.
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*4** Then David and the people who /were /with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep*.
The families of these men were all they had.
They were outcast among their people and lived in a tenuous relationship with their enemies.
Their only emotional, physical refuge was with their families and now they were gone.
This was often the only thing they had to look forward too.
This was a great part of their motivation to risk all that they did.
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Married couples must take note of this situation.
Often men and now women as bread winners are in constant battle emotionally and mentally during the day that the only place they can finds refuge, rest and rejuvenation is with their family.
The role of the spouse as a help mate has been grossly underestimated in our society.
The changes we live with now require both parties to revive and renew each other.
David and his men are in their darkest hour.
They too have lost all that was dear to them.
The men with David, through their grief, saw as their recourse to stone David.
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*V6a … the people spoke of stoning him*
None of them has lost more than David.
David, as their leader had provided for them in the past.
But one event not understood will cause men and women to forget the good of the past and react unwisely perhaps unknowingly at the instigation of Satan.
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Remember, David was the beginning line of Jesus; Jesus was called the son of David.
We learn a valuable lesson from David in his darkest hour.
We can learn to take strength in the Lord.
*V6 But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God*.
Those that have taken the Lord for their God may take encouragement from their relation to him in the worst of times.
It is the duty and interest of all good people, whatever happens, to encourage themselves in God as their Lord and their God, assuring themselves that he can and will bring light out of darkness, peace out of trouble, and good out of evil, to all that love him and are /the called according to his purpose, /Rom 8:28.
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We learn best through repetition so I am going to repeat myself again for your benefit and mine.
*“nothing happens to us as Gods children that does not first go through the hands of God and our God who loves us so much that He sent His Son to die for us will not let anything happen to us that is not for our good.”*
We must, even in the darkest hour, put our trust (faith) in God.
We may not understand it but that is where faith excels.
It was David's practice,
/Ps 56:3-4         *3 *Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
*4 *In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me? NKJV/
 
When he was at his wits' end he was not at his faith's end.
Quote: Man’s extremity becomes God’s opportunity
 
David did not just sit there and say “this is a bad situation; I will sit here and trust God to fix it.”
No he inquired of God. 
*1 Sam 30:8     8 So David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Shall I pursue this troop?
Shall I overtake them?"
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We inquire of God through prayer, scripture and godly people.
There are often things we can do.
More than often the way does not show itself until we begin stepping out on His word, doing what He says, believing in His promises.
Although the way or answer may seem obvious, it is still wise to inquire of the Lord if nothing more than to confirm the way.
Sometimes He may have a better way.
And you know what gets me is that sometimes the answer may be right in front of me and I did not see it until God opens my eyes.
Because He inquired of God first, God gave him more that he requested.
He said that He would have victory and not one thing or person would be lost.
David had only 600 men and would definitely be outnumbered.
We have to learn to leave the HOW to our solution to God.
It can come in any form he chooses.In this case he providentially had them cross the path of an Egyptian that led them to the camp of the Amliakites.
On the way, 200 of David’s men were too weary to continue so David ordered them to stay at Brook Besor.
David continues with now only 400 men being more outnumbered.
Does this sound familiar?
It is so clear I am tempted not to tell you.
But do you remember Gideon?
God sent him into battle and along the way he reduced his already outnumbered army down to only 300.
I think God did the same thing here so that the victory would bring glory only to Him.
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*Can you believe God for the victory?
Let’s look at verse 17*
/V17-20            Then David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day.
Not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled.
*18 *So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives.
*19 *And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all.
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If God says it then you believe it.
He can give you victory in every part of your life and against any enemy, just leave the how to Him.
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 I want to call your attention to another very important lesson maybe even two in one.
/1 Sam 30:21    *21 *Now David came to the two hundred men who had been so weary that they could not follow David, whom they also had made to stay at the Brook Besor.
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*/V22 /*/Then all the wicked and worthless men*~* *of those who went with David answered and said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except for every man's wife and children, that they may lead them away and depart."
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