Speak To The Mountain, Talk To The Problem, And Prophesy The Promise

Do you want comfort or growth?

Introduction - Its ok to speak about the mountain but even better to speak to the mountain. Its ok to talk to God about the problem but even better to talk to the problem about God. A great example of a mountain moving giantslayer is King David. In his famous face off with Goliath he mentions the philistine 3 times and mentions God nine times

Mark 11:23 “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.”

David overlooked in the field Comes to town and hears the philistine taunts and challenges.

One mountain with the Philistines, other with Israel Goliath comes day and night to challenge Israel

Giant slayers have a Holy Ghost Disrespect For The Giant

Who is this uncircumcised philistine? To defy the armies of the living God.

I will fight the philistine

The Lord will deliver him into my hand & I will take his head

Speak To The Mountain, Talk To The Problem, And Prophesy The Promise

Problems Speak morning and evening.

1 Samuel 17:16 (KJV 1900): the Philistine drew near morning and evening

This giant spoke for 40 days but some giants speak longer

Meditate on the word day and night

Speak To The Mountain, Talk To The Problem, And Prophesy The Promise

David Speaks to the mountain.

David talks to the problem about God

David prophesies the promise

1 Samuel 17:26 “26 …For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God””

1 Samuel 17:37 (KJV) 37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.

1 Samuel 17:45 “45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.”

1 Samuel 17:46 “46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,”

1 Samuel 17:47 “47 and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hand.””

God is with me.

“David did what anyone else could have done, He showed up for God”

He will never leave me nor forsake me

There are more with me than against me

If God be for me who can be against me

Jesus is my rear guard

The Word never returns void. It always accomplishes what it is sent to do

Faced the lion

Faced the bear

Speak To The Mountain, Talk To The Problem, And Prophesy The Promise

I love that David's victory over Goliath....

Brought honor to God.

Brought favor to his family.

Removed the enemy from his land.

Brought peace and deliverance to his people.

Showed others how to be giant slayers - 2 Sam 21:15-22

Brought the appreciation that David wasn't given.