Believing For A Breakthrough
II Samuel 5:17-21 (NKJV)
17 Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.
18 The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.
19 So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?”
And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
21 And they left their images there, and David and his men carried them away.
The Secret to a Breakthrough
You Pray
II Samuel 5:19 (NKJV)
19 So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?”
And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
“And David inquired of the Lord.”
Breakthrough
Like a dam breaking!
Breaking the Barrier!
The Power is in Prayer!
II Samuel 5:22-25 (NKJV)
22 Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.
23 Therefore David inquired of the Lord, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.
24 And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
25 And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.
You Obey
II Samuel 5:23 (NKJV)
23 Therefore David inquired of the Lord, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.
Obedience is never understood on the front-end, only on the back end!
Truth: We must seek the Lord for how to do things. Not just rely on the past!
He is God of the Breakthrough!
II Samuel 5:20 (NKJV)
20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
Baal Perazim: God of the Breakthrough!