Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
God raised David at a time that Goliath had
inflicted terrible damages in the national army of Israel. Through the use of
words, the strife of tongues, words that intimidate to terrify and immobilize
coupled with a terrifying stature, Goliath succeeded in bringing a very heavily
mobilized army to inaction. He used fear
encoded in his choice of words to immobilize the army of God. For forty days
and forty nights, the national army of Israel experienced unnecessary terror,
humiliation at the hands of Goliath until David heard those words. The Spirit
of God in David moved David to challenge the opposition and intimidation.
Significantly, it was a battle of words as both Goliath and David used words.
But David used words anointed by God (where the word of a King is, there is
power). As David released the words by the Spirit of God, the power of God
accompanied the words and in no time, Goliath in spite of his intimidating
physical stature, military expertise, experience and prowess was brought down
by David.
Esther was a very young woman when she was suddenly
tasked with the responsibility of interceding for the safety of the Jews. Haman
had passed a death sentence on the Jews and going by the irreversible laws of
the Persians and the Medes, Esther’s task was a tall dream. But Esther went to
God and God used her tremendously. Though the laws were not reversed, Haman was
killed, the Jews were empowered with a new set of laws to fight back and fight
back they did and killed all their enemies. Also, Mordecai, a gateman whom
Haman thought was beneath him to kill alone and therefore decided to kill all
the Jews became the number two man in the kingdom. Beloved, the Jewish nation
was spared and healed of the satanic plot to eliminate the Jews through the
Holy Spirit guided actions of Esther.
