FIVE SMOOTH STONES - The Five Ascension Gifts in the Heavenly Shepherds Bag

FIVE SMOOTH STONES — The Five Ascension Gifts in the Heavenly Shepherd’s Bag

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FIVE SMOOTH STONES

F ive stones in the shepherd’s bag to alter events; one perfect stone to change history. Today the Christian Church finds itself doing battle with giants of evil in forms which would not have been comprehen- sible a few generations ago. But, for all the forms and fashions of evil that challenge the Church, God is able to help us overcome every single obstacle placed before us as obstructions to expanding His kingdom upon the earth. Jesus said that if He built His Church, all the authority of evil would not prevail against His building (Matthew 16:18). Many years ago, as a type of the ministry of the ascended Christ today, young David found that the armies of God were in a dilemma on how to do battle with their enemies, because of one giant of evil who stood in defiance of them. He found the way through faith in God to overcome this giant. Much like the battles needing to be fought today, the ascended Christ has devised a means for His saints to defeat the giants who stand in the way of His plans. Prior to the battle, young David had been called of God and anointed by the prophet Samuel according to what God saw in David’s heart. Interestingly, when David was anointed as King by Samuel, he did not presume to take the position of King immediately. For one thing, there currently was a King, Saul. David submitted to the timing of God by simply going back to what he was doing when he received his calling, he continued watching his father’s sheep. But something was different with young David as he went back to shepherd the sheep, because he went back with an anointing. With his new anointing David, the shepherd, began to walk in the greater grace which had been given to him. He did not presume to become the King over all Israel as was prophesied, but as a shepherd he began to practice being king for the sheep over which he had oversight. He began to increase in faith, accomplishing things which normal shepherd boys were not accustomed to accomplishing. Through his “kingly” anointing, he began to rise to threats and challenges and

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