The Head of Your Enemy

In 1 Samuel 17:50-51 it is recorded that after David defeated Goliath, he approaches this fallen giant and withdraws his sword from its sheath. David then proceeds to cut off the head of his fallen enemy. Some of you have been battling giants in this past season. Giants that have been sent in an attempt to steal the land and promise of God over your life. If the Israelites would of been defeated they would have been made slaves to the Philistines.

Remember, it wasn’t just David’s family that was saved due to this courageous act. It was the entire nation of Israel. David was fighting for, and protecting the people of Israel long before he ever took the throne as King. Some of you are warring for promises you feel are never going to come to pass. Some of you are warring and giants have been sent to steal your joy and steal your peace. They’ve been sent to make you a slave to fear, and a slave to injustice.

But I see new boldness coming upon you! God is clothing you in strength and dignity. He says what he’s ordained no man can take away. Don’t you stop fighting for what God has promised! Keep your hand to the plow! Because he’s getting ready to take you from shepherd boy to King.

Just as David’s family was saved from slavery due to him standing in the gap. God says your prayers and your warfare are not void of purpose. He says you will be the bridge to your family coming out of darkness and into the light. Everything you have been contending for in this past season is getting ready to unfold. You’ve seen the giant get knocked down.. but God says it’s time to finish what was started. It’s time to rise up and cut the head off your enemy!

After David cut the head off of Goliath, he took it back to Jerusalem (the capital city) as a sign of victory! It was a sign that the Israelites had won. Now this was not an uncommon practice in David’s time. Cutting off the head of your enemy served multiple purposes. It assured the death of your opponent, it was a sure sign of identifying who was killed, it served as a warning to your enemies, it served as a sign of victory for your people, and it was believed by many that your head contained all power and wisdom. It’s the head that controls the whole body.

Today God is calling you to rise up and cut the head off of every giant that sought out to make you a slave to the kingdom of darkness. He’s calling you to finish what was started. It was the testimony of Goliath that opened up the doors to the palace. I hear the spirit of God say for many of you today, your victory is here! Your breakthrough is here! Your season of warfare is breaking loose and he is shaking every dead thing from your life.

He is giving you the head of your enemy as a sign of victory to your family, to your city, and to your region. What was meant to enslave you was setting up the door for you to reign. The victory is yours says the Lord. Get ready because you are about to cross over your Jordan. I see words that have been spoken over you coming to pass, and I see the triumph coming to those things you’ve contended for. Be encouraged today saints. The season of advancement is here.

This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Consuming Love Ministries

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About the Author

Tyler Medina is a revivalist, author, and emerging prophetic voice with a passion to bring the church into a deeper life of intimacy with God. Tyler was marked by a radical encounter with Jesus at eighteen years old in a jail cell, facing twenty years in prison for a crime he did not commit. After this encounter, Tyler promised to preach the gospel wherever God would send him and declare the good news of Jesus Christ. He has spent the last ten years traveling throughout the United States and South America working with church plants to stir up the wells of revival in their regions. Anna Jo Medina is a worship leader, songwriter, author, teacher, and prophetic voice with a heart to draw people to the feet of Jesus through worship and teaching of the Word. Her heart’s cry is to spend her days at the feet of Jesus, breaking her alabaster box and showing others how to pour out their very best to the One who deserves it all. Together, Tyler and Anna Jo are the founders of Consuming Love Ministries, a ministry committed to strengthening the church by cultivating a deeper experience of God's presence in their daily lives. They are also the senior leaders of Trinity Life Center, where there is a strong focus on equipping the next generation and seeing them fall passionately in love with Jesus. They are also the hosts of “The Father’s Heart” podcast. They reside in Lexington, Kentucky, with their beautiful daughter Cadence Grace.

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