Garrison Of The Uncircumsbribed

By Adeshola Abraham 

1 Samuel 14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.

I repeated the last line to myself: "Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few." Something about it resonated. When the Lord is for us, we can be outnumbered but are never unprotected.

We think people are insecure if they don't like how they look or don't like what they have or don't like what they do. Those are expressions of insecurity but they are not the root of insecurity. The root of insecurity is when your identity is built on an insecure foundation.

We can know the Word and also believe it. But knowledge and belief are not the same as faith. As long as we know the Word in our head and believe it in our hearts but don't practice it daily, our identity will continue to be secured to the affirmation of others. 

You have built your identity on people's approval. People show their approval with likes on social media but God demonstrated His approval through love on the Cross.

Just as Jonathan was outnumbered against the Philistines, we can feel overwhelmed by seeming to never measure up. But the same divine grace that enabled his victory is the same grace that enables our victory over insecurity too.

 *The Bible in 1 John 4:4 says....... because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. This scripture comes to fulfilment in your life as you go in the week and beyond in Jesus name. Go in His might and take dominion in Jesus name. Amen.* 

Good Morning, happy Sunday and a wonderful new week.