If you have never been in the promised land you may not know how to fight the giants in the land. Promised land giants are very different than wilderness wandering or even Egyptian slavery, but the ways of God are the same.

Yahweh used blood on the doorposts to get Israel out of Egypt. Yahweh used manna from heaven and water from a rock to sustain Israel in the desert. These two ways of God were to be remembered as they came into the promised land. If they forget this, they will not be able to deal with the giants in this new land.

Jericho was the first promised land battle they fought and they won it by marching around a wall and blowing a shofar. David encountered a giant named Goliath and he used a sling and a smooth stone to defeat the giant. 1 Samuel 17 even says, “David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand.” No sword in his hand, remember this.

Proverbs 21:31 says, “The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.” While 1 Samuel 17:47 says, “All this assembly will 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.” It is pretty clear how we are to fight.

Finally, Zechariah 4:6 says, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbable (governor of the city): Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit says the Lord of hosts.” We are in a spiritual battle and the church is called to use spiritual weapons to fight. Paul said, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God.”

Friends, we may face different enemies, but the way we fight does not change. Put your sword down and ascend into the spirit in prayer, remember a decree does more than a discussion if we let the Lord fight the battle for us. Our sword is our tongue that we use to defend ourselves, lay it down and pick it up praise and pray, do not defend yourself. I promise the Lord knows how to win word wars.