How The Lord Can Work For You 1 Samuel 14:6 How The Lord Can Work For You

How The Lord Can Work For You Go Out Instead of Sitting Down 1 Samuel 14:1-2 Now it happened one day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison that is on the other side.” But he did not tell his father. And Saul was sitting in the outskirts of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron. The people who were with him were about six hundred men. Matthew 9:29 “According to your faith let it be to you”

How The Lord Can Work For You Recognize The Lord Gives Victory Regardless of Numbers 1 Samuel 14:6 Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord from saving by many or by few.”

How The Lord Can Work For You Be Ready To Fight Where Ever 1 Samuel 14:8-10 Then Jonathan said, “Very well, let us cross over to these men, and we will show ourselves to them. If they say thus to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them. But if they say thus, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up. For the Lord has delivered them into our hand, and this will be a sign to us.”

How The Lord Can Work For You Ignore the Mockery 1 Samuel 14:11-12 So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden.” Then the men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something.” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me, for the Lord has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”

How The Lord Can Work For You Work Hard to Reach and Fight the Enemy 1 Samuel 14:13 And Jonathan climbed up on his hands and knees with his armor bearer after him; and they fell before Jonathan. And as he came after him, his armor bearer killed them.

How The Lord Can Work For You Inspire Your Fellow Soldiers Jonathan inspired others We Need to Inspire Our Fellow Soldiers (change slide) One of the greatest things Jonathan did that day was to inspire his fellow soldiers. a. There were only 600 faithful soldiers with Saul, but they quickly joined Jonathan in battle! b. Even the Hebrews who were with the Philistines who went up to camp with them, joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan. (vs 21) c. And all those who had hidden in the mountains followed after the Philistines in the battle! d. What started with courage and faith of just two men grew to 600, then to all of the nation. You know “The Lord saved Israel that day” 14:23 (Read) and He will save us to if we’ll work for Him!

How The Lord Can Work For You The Lord can work for us, if we will put ourselves into the work of the Lord.