Pastor's Pen
July / August 2001

 The Valiant of the Valiant

When the king is moving, He surrounds Himself with the valiant of the valiant. When the Lord is moving afresh, He seeks out those who will stand with Him against the onslaught that comes against every new move!

(Song 3:7-8) Behold his [carriage], which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

These are men that have fulfilled the law, [6x10=60] they are valiant for the truth, they are skilful with the sword of His Word! Not as those in Jeremiah’s time: "..but they are not valiant for the truth.."

Although God can do anything He wishes, God uses man to intercede for His purposes to be done. He uses man to birth [through prayer and intercession] that purpose. He uses man to declare and defend those purposes, by the shield of faith and the armor of righteousness:
(2 Cor 6:7) By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

As God prepares to move afresh, He reveals His purpose that the valiant may rally to the vision, and then, it is the valiant of the valiant that accompany the King in the new move!

(2 Chr 23:7) And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.

Until God’s purpose is fully established, God uses the valiant to protect His work. This boy king [in the above passage] was the only remaining link to the royal line through which the Christ must come.

When the vision and purposes of the kingdom are being challenged, when there comes the great falling away of truth, and standard, and people, let us be on guard, let us surround The King, and let us stand with purpose true! Amen!