Fiery Darts
Interestingly enough, I was reading over 1 Samuel 31. At first glance it seems like one is able to take the chapter for its face value, however, there is so much behind it.
A furious battle against the Israelites and Philistines was raging on (surprise, surprise), and in verse 3, Saul is finally hit by arrows. Man down, Man down! You'd think this is the end for this evil (once Spirit filled) man.
But Saul is not killed, just severely handicapped. It comes to the point where Saul asks his armor bearer to kill him, lest the Philistines torture him! When the armor bearer refused, Saul took a sword from him, and fell on it.
What stuck out to me was not Saul's attemptat death, so much as what happens right before it.
Saul, at one point, was anointed by the Lord. Saul's disobedience and blatant refusal to adhere to the Will of God cost him his anointing. At this point in time, Saul is no longer anointed or seeking after the Lord.
So the arrows were airborne, and they fell...
Reminds me of Ephesians 6:16 "...above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will b able to quench the fiery darts of the wicked one."
So Paul is saying Satan is constantly shooting these crazy, fiery, arrows at us. What defends us? Our faith in Jesus Christ.
It makes one wonder, if Saul had the RIGHT kinda armor on, would the outcome had been the same? You see, Satan shoots these fiery darts of temptation and sin at us constantly. Without the right kind of armor- the spiritual kind- one will fall victim to them.
However, as with Saul, the darts don't always kill you. No, at times they do far worse.. They leave you in a painful, vulnerable state. A state in which we have two options, to call (IN FAITH) upon the name of our Savior and plead for His intervention, or we can take matters into our own hands,fall on our own swords, and commit spiritual suicide.
When the fiery darts are pinning you low leaving you handicapped, don't be one of those who commit that spiritual suicide, but rather, remember that we have a God who FIGHTS FOR US.
Nehemiah 4:20:
"In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."
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