David Wilkerson – The Spoils of Spiritual Warfare | Full Sermon
David Wilkerson – The Spoils of Spiritual Warfare | Full Sermon
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“Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord” (1 Chronicles 26:27). This verse opens us to a profound, life-changing truth. It speaks of spoils that can only be won in battle. And once these spoils are won, they’re dedicated to the building up of God’s house.
I believe if we grasp the powerful truth behind this verse, we’ll understand why the Lord allows intense spiritual warfare throughout our lives. Many Christians think once they’re saved, their struggles are over, that life will be smooth sailing. Nothing could be further from the truth. God not only allows our battles, but he has a glorious purpose for them in our lives.
So, what are “spoils of warfare”? Spoils are plunder, loot, goods taken in battle by the victors. The Bible first mentions spoils in Genesis 14, when a confederation of kings invaded Sodom and Gomorrah. These invaders captured the inhabitants and plundered their possessions: “They took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah…and they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son” (Genesis 14:11-12).
When Abram learned his nephew Lot was taken captive, he gathered his 318-man army of servants and pursued the enemy kings. Scripture says he overtook the invaders and “smote them…and he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people” (14:15-16).
Picture victorious Abram here. He was leading a long procession of joyful people, and wagon loads piled high with goods of all kinds. And along the way, he met Melchizedek, king of Salem. Scripture tells us Abram was moved to tithe to this king of all his plunder (see 14:20). “Consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils” (Hebrews 7:4).
What an amazing scene. God’s chosen servant had just won a great victory, and now he presented a portion of all his spoils to a king. Why? Melchizedek was “the priest of the most high God” (Genesis 14:18). Abram clearly gave this tithe for the purpose of maintaining the ministry of God’s house.
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https://worldchallenge.org/content/spoils-spiritual-warfare
About David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson was the Founding Pastor of Times Square Church in New York City. He was called to New York in 1958 to minister to gang members and drug addicts, as told in the best-selling book, The Cross and the Switchblade.
In 1987, David Wilkerson returned to “the crossroads of the world” to establish Times Square Church. As a pastor of the church, he faithfully led this congregation, delivering powerful biblical messages that encourage righteous living and complete reliance on God.
David Wilkerson had a strong burden to encourage and strengthen pastors throughout the world. From 1999 to 2008, he traveled around the globe holding conferences for Christian ministers.
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