Taking Back What The Devil Stole From You

Protect The Seed Of God's Word In You

All of us have lost things, opportunities, money, relationships, family members that have walked away from God. But God can restore all of these things back. He brings recovery to us through 5 principles that I'm going to lay out for you.

King David understood these principles. They are not hard but most people simply don't do them. They changed the outcome for David, and they will you too. In Samuel 30 is a story of miraculous recovery and restoration.

As a young man David knew both victories and struggles. He grew up as one of the eight sons of Jesse. When God withdrew His favor from Saul, King of Israel, the prophet Samuel was sent by the Lord to seek a new King for His people. He went to Jesse's house, took the oil flask and anointed David (1 Samuel 16:12-13).

King Saul's days as a leader of the nation were numbered. But David, he went from victory to victory. Armed with only a sling shot. He stepped up on the plate with faith. Then the future King had to flee from the enemy. You get some anointing and see how the devil will come at you. In 1 Samuel 22 we see that David's band of followers were all in distress, in debt, and discontented with the situation. They wept and they cried. David's two wives had been taken captive. He was surrounded by trouble. It got so bad that his group even talked of stoning him.

But then an amazing restoration occurred. Joy returned and abundance and victory. This story in the bible is one of the most astounding transformations of any in history of restoration. I began to ponder about what it was that made the difference and the shift.

The following is what made the difference.

1. Encourage Yourself In The Lord In The Middle Of Your Trouble. (1 Samuel 30:6).

Praise is difficult to do when things are going wrong. We ask, Lord what are we going to do? Praise brings God into your situation, no matter how bad it is. "Thou art Holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of His people. (Psalm 22:3). You may feel like doing everything but praising, but the second you start lifting your praises to God, He walks into the midst of your mess. He dwells in the praises of His people! Praise not only brings God into your situation, but it also gives you access into the presence of God. (Psalm 100:4).

Isaiah 61:3 says, praise is a God-given garment that covers your life. That garment of praise covers your life of pain, hurt, worry, stress, confusion, and it brings you deliverance, protection, and preservation. Praise is a believers weapon, releasing God to fight your battles for you.

2. Find someone to come into agreement in prayer with you.

This is David's story throughout his life. Agreement is a spiritual principle: "Again, I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 18:19).

Agreement delivers God's people from temptation. (Matthew 26:21) It helps you make right decisions ( Acts 1:14), releases the power of God (Acts2:1-2), brings the miraculous (Acts3:1-7), takes away lack (Acts 4:31-33), breaks away the shackles (Acts 12:5-11), brings deliverance (Acts 16:25-26), gives boldness (Ephesians 6:18-20), opens doors (Colossians 4:2-3), and gives the Word of God free access (2 Thessalonians 3:1-2).

3. Act and move in faith.

We know that God moves and responds to our faith. "David inquired of the Lord, saying, shall I pursue after this troop? Shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue, "for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all." (1 Samuel 30:8). When you act, God acts. David didn't sit around fuming and screaming. He didn't evens sit around confessing to the Lord. He released his faith by acting on what he was told to do.

God will not force you to step out in faith. The Bible even tells us that Jesus did not do great works in Nazarene because of the people's unbelief. Lack of faith literally stops the Lord's powers from flowing. Once we know what to do, we must do it!

4. Take your God-given Authority.

Attack the enemy! We are told, "David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day." (1 Samuel 30:17). Take your authority by commanding things to happen. Penetrate the camp. The passage in 1 Samuel 30 tells us that David and his followers not only attacked, but they kept fighting until the enemy was subdued and all was recovered (verse 19).

5. Seal your restoration in GIVING.

After all was taken back, it says in 1 Samuel 30:26, "That when David came to Ziglag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord." Giving was David's declaration of total recovery. It is a supernatural law that must be activated to bring continued blessings from God. There is no other way to see outpouring after outpouring from God. When Israel was delivered from Egypt, they gave an offering that would go toward building the Tabernacle. It sealed their recovery. That's why David planted seed; he knew it would protect his future.

If you need deliverance from anything, a strong hold from the devil, stress, financial problems, a discontent soul then putting these principles into practice will cause your faith to abound and victory will surely be yours. We are not an island, we need each other to come into agreement to pray for one another, to give to others in need, and God needs to hear our praises with a shout that stirs the angels in heaven. Power is when no one is looking and in your private chambers you get up from your troubles and you open your mouth HOLY, HOLY, HOLY and tell him how awesome he is and the earth will move for you. Well, Glory!


This teaching is a collection of biblical articles by Donna Braman