GOD HAS YOUR BACK

1 SAMUEL 19

 

 Pastor Rick Jackson

 

It is important in this life to know there are those who have our back. Those who look out for us in areas we may be blind to, unaware of or confused about. For the Christian there can be no greater thought that Almighty God has your back. This is illustrated in the life of David in this chapter. We can see five of the many ways that God has our back.

 

 

I. GOOD CHRISTIAN FRIENDS [v. 1-7, Proverbs 18:24]

 

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

 

II. GOD-GIVEN ABILITIES [v. 8-10, 1 Corinthians 4:7]

 

For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive °? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

 

III. OUR FAMILIES [v. 11-17, Genesis 50:20]

 

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

 

IV. GOD’S MAN [v. 18, Ephesians 4:11-15]

 

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

 

V. THE HOLY SPIRIT [v. 19-24, 10:10-12, 1 John 4:4]

 

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.