Pursue, Overtake, And Recover All

Davids life was full of victory because he had a heart after God. He like Uzziah prospered as long as he sought the Lord.

Solomon the richest wisest man to ever walk the earth.

Solomon the richest wisest man to ever walk the earth.

Solomon

1 Samuel 30

1 Samuel 30:1–3 KJV 1900

And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

Always Cover Home Base

Pyrrhic victory - a win that costs you the war. It’s possible to win the battle and lose the war.

Count the cost before you go to war.

No Compromise

Amalek shouldnt have even been in the picture.

Saul was to utterly destroy them.

Mordecai wouldn’t have had Haman to deal with.

Ammon and Moab wouldn’t have fought Josiah if Lot hadn’t had an incestuous relationship with his daughters.

Ishmael wouldn’t have mocked the promise if Abraham stayed the course.

Todays obedience will remove future enemies and difficulties.

Some want miracles. I want to walk in blessing.

1 Samuel 30:6 KJV 1900

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

1 Samuel 30:6

Encourage Yourself In The Lord

You’ve got to be convinced before you can convince others.

Believe in yourself before you ask others to.

Joshua was told 4 times to be strong & of good courage.

You are created in His image. You have His divine power and nature in you. You have a DOMINANT R gene working in you.

1 Samuel 30:8 KJV 1900

And David inquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

Inquire Of The Lord

Three Key Words: PURSUE, OVERTAKE, And RECOVER All

Three Key Words: Pursue, Overtake, And Recover All

PURSUE

Get what you go after.

Battles only fought on the defense are delayed defeats.

Gretsky said I missed every shot I never took.

Boxer is just in the ring if he doesn’t take a swing.

We aren’t created for retreat. Enemies get bolder when you get knocked down. A Knock down isn’t a knockout unless you give in and give up.

OVERTAKE

1 chiefly catch up with and pass while travelling in the same direction.

2 become greater or more successful than.

James 4:7 KJV 1900

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Deuteronomy 28:7 KJV 1900

The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

COMPASSION ON THE MISSION - Egyptian fed and cared for.

COMPASSION - SETTING THE CAPTIVE FREE

YOUR GREATEST ALLIES WILL BE

RECOVER ALL

1 Samuel 30:16–19 KJV 1900

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

1 chiefly Brit. catch up with and pass while travelling in the same direction.

David got back his and the Philistines.

He blessed those around him and God set him up for the future battle with the Philistines.

1 chiefly Brit. catch up with and pass while travelling in the same direction.

FULL RECOVERY WITH A TESTIMONY

DAVID WAS DELIVERED TO BECOME A DELIVERER.

2 become greater or more successful than.

Widows oil flowed as long as she had empty vessels

The Children of Israel left Egypt with its riches.

Elijah was given a double portion

David recovered what was stolen from the Philistines and from Judah.

You’ve been fighting the good fight and are fighting discouragement. You need your arms lifted and a word from the Lord.

Satan has stolen some things and you know you have to get on the offensive. Every place the sole of your foot shall tread. He has given you.

You want to keep your heart right and ears attentive so you can avoid future enemies and difficulties.