”And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so that it was a very great trembling.“ I Samuel 14:15 NKJV
a. There was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people: It seems that the Philistines were under a divine confusion and they woke that morning thinking “We are attacked by enemies in our midst!” They rushed about thinking their fellow Philistines might be the enemy and began to fight and kill one another.
i. It didn’t matter if the Philistines greatly outnumbered the Israelites and had far better weapons. God was more than able to set the Philistines against each other. If the Israelites had no swords, the LORD would use the swords of the Philistines against the Philistines.
b. The earth quaked, so that it was a very great trembling: Jonathan used his heart and sword, but God did what Jonathan could not do – send a great earthquake to terrify the Philistines. Often, we wait around for God to do what we can do. But God will often do miracles – that He alone can do – if we will do what we can do. (Guzik)
Power of God
”I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.“ I Corinthians 2:3-5 NKJV
Have you ever spoken to someone about Jesus and afterwards wondered, where did that come from? It’s the power of the Spirit speaking through you, not in your wisdom but in the power of God.
It’s up to us to be a willing student of His word (the Bible) and the power of the Spirit will do the rest when we speak to people about the salvation through Jesus Christ.
Blessings
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