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When we're intimidated, it can seem like we're facing a giant who is definitely not on our side. Running toward them would mean moving forward to accomplish the very thing that had you, or someone else, paralyzed (a relative term, of course), the way David ran toward Goliath and got Israel's army unstuck. He did so with complete confidence that God would enable him to take down this "uncircumcised Philistine who taunted the armies of God." Sometimes it takes one person who refused the intimidation to get others unstuck. David's actions resulted in the whole army pursuing the Philistines and overtaking them. Yay!!
By definition, intimidation means to make someone afraid or fearful, or shy; to intentionally cause someone to be 'cowed' by wealth, power, authority, intelligence, ability, etc.; that which make a person feel inferior, or causes them to do what they don't want to do, to which I would add, or to cause them to NOT do what they would or should do if they weren't intimidated. I would also add bullying to that list also. Goliath was definitely a bully.
The definition implies that there is some nasty person intent on doing this to someone else and the intimidated one is buying into it. In our case, the 'other' is surely the devil who is also the accuser, the liar and our enemy. So why do we agree with him? Well, for one thing, we aren't always aware that he's the motivating force behind our fears, trepidations or intimidations. But no more. He's been exposed, and now we are aware that the Lord of the universe who is also known as The Almighty is entirely on our side. Or more importantly, we're on His side. Just how mighty is all-mighty? How inclusive is "all"? Selah.
If we are truly going to be the "end time" people of God - or even if we're not - we should be the people, according to the prophet Daniel, who "know their God and do exploits" in His name. To "know" Him as He truly is, is to be as Yeshua was, to have no fear of the devil, but to have God's authority that intimidates the devil instead.
I read an 'angel report' this week from a pastor whose been seeing and interacting with angels for many years. I have come to fully trust this pastor. The usual angel who visits him is about his same height, dressed in white. Recently a particular angel whom he had met years before came to visit him. This angel is 60 feet tall and clothed with blazing colors. His name in Angel David. He was the angel God sent to help King David when the fledgling nation needed help, perhaps against the Philistines. Angel David had a friend with him of similar height. His name is Angel Sampson. Evidently Angels are often named in accordance with those for whom they have been much help. Apparently the Holy Spirit has sent these two angelic beings to America with a message from the Holy Spirit: "If My people who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and heal their land." (2 Chron 7:14). I doubt they are just messengers. They're warrior angels, it would appear. Their presence says there is hope. We are in a spiritual war; you already knew that. It is a war of faith and hope and prophetic belief in the word of God.
If God has sent these two warrior angels to America, there is the power and anointing to believe God for revival in America. And if He has sent in these huge angels, I must believe they have come with angelic forces that will be of assistance to each of us as we take our stand for our nation and for Israel. I am also assuming that they will help us with our individual personal issues, those that will keep us fit for staying strong in faith, quick to forgive, and generous to give as the need arises. There are lots of Scriptures to back up those as priorities.
Keep in mind that our fears and intimidations are coming from our "old" nature, the one that is like Adam and there is no resurrection power in Adam. He needs to bow to our "new" nature that is like Yeshua (Jesus) and His is the resurrection power of God on our behalf. Don't try not to be afraid. Trying is what we do instead of doing it. Don't try with the energy of your old nature to act like you think a believer should act. We've all had years of that kind of frustration. Adam is doomed to fail. The best thing we can do is surrender our lives to God so we can get in touch with the Holy Spirit of God. In doing so, He will enter into our lives and our very beings and we will find we have a new nature as things begin to take on different importance's by God's spirit. Then we can begin to act out of His power. Find places in the bible He leads you to that speak to your own heart and situations and allow them to become real to you till your faith assures you it will come to pass. If this is new to you and it sounds hokey, give the Lord a chance for a few weeks. I mean really, not skeptically.
So when it comes to giants of intimidation, they are small stuff compared to God's angels. Though not all angels are 60 feet tall, their very presence here indicates that there are a host of God's ministering angels that are operating on behalf of His people. So when you find yourself being intimidated about anything, especially something you think the Lord is asking you to do, put your trust in God and declare to the Spirit world that the only effective giant in your life that you are allowing is acting on your behalf to help you do God's will. To this last sentence I want to add...."exceedingly abundantly beyond all we can think of or ask for." Amen.
