From the Pastor: “Their Champion”
1 Samuel 17:51 “...when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.”
The Philistines put their trust in the size, power and skill of their champion, Goliath of Gath. They knew of no one that could beat their undefeated champion. They were completely confident that their champion could defeat, destroy, and kill any foe he faced. One moment they were reveling in and cheering on their their champion and the next they see him dead. Their hope was gone and so the fled away in abject fear and were themselves overcome.
We have a champion who also died. Our champion, unlike their champion who this day lies dead in the dust of the earth, rose from the dead. Unlike their champion ours gained victory by his death. Their champion met his match, one stronger than he, but our champion has no equal and none is superior to Him. Their champion was awesome in his appearance before men but our champion was like a root out of dry ground and had no form nor comeliness and when seen there was no beauty that we should desire him. Their champion cursed his enemies and spoke blaspheme and wished harm to those who opposed him but our Champion blessed his enemies and cried “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” Their champion was arrogant, conceited and proud our Champion is meek and lowly washing the feet of sinful men. Their champion let them down and put them to shame. Those who put their trust in our Champion will never be ashamed. They were disappointed by their champion but we will never be disappointed in ours. Our Champion is Jesus Christ and He wants to be your champion too.
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