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There’s Power in the Tower
Deuteronomy 2:24, 30-31 (KJV)
24 Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. 31 And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
Jeremiah 29:11-14 (KJV)
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
Romans 8:28 (KJV)
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
· Your problem is not what it appears to be!
· Story of Israelites leaving Egypt and coming to the Red Sea…
We’ve followed God. But he led us to a dead end!
Where do we go from here?
So they decide to set up camp between Migdol and the Red Sea.
The name Migdol means…tower
They didn’t realize it, but that is exactly where God wanted them to be.
He had strategically placed them at that location.
· Towers have always been used as points of lookout.
They were built for the defense of the people.
Guard would climb up to the top of these towers so that they could see the enemy coming from a good distance away.
But this is not the only purpose that the tower fulfills.
· Towers, during this particular time period, we not only used as lookout points.
I found out that these towers were also used as armories.
Inside of these towers, armies would stockpile weapons, so that if the enemy would come, that they would have the weapons that they needed to defend themselves, and defeat the opposition.
Everything they needed for defense was already in the tower!
They had firepower in the tower!
Solomon said, “The name of the Lord is a strong tower.”
When you took on his name, you were given access to the tower.
And I want to let you know that there is “Power in the Tower”
Not only can you find shelter, and comfort in the tower, but also you can find whatever weapon you need to declare war on the enemy!
Whatever it is that you might need tonight you can find it in the tower.
There’s power in the name of Jesus to…
lay hands on the sick and they recover…
to save people from their sins…
for God to raise up Harvest Church in this city despite the enemies fight against us!
· David, stood before Goliath and proclaimed,
“Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord!”
The world can bring anything against you that they want to, but we’ve got the real firepower.
David didn’t say, “I’m coming to you with the name of the Lord”, he said, “I’m coming in the name of the Lord!”
David wasn’t happy just bringing the name with him.
It’s not enough for us to say we know his name.
We’ve got to wear his name.
We’ve got to take on his name.
Pharaoh said, “They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.”
It appeared that Pharoah had them right where he wanted them.
But in reality, they were where God wanted them to be.
· Behind them was Pharoah and his army… (Their past)
· On the left and right were two mountain ranges… (Their current circumstances)
· And in front of them was the Red Sea… (Their future, the unknown)
They looked at it as a dead end. But God look at it as potential.
The Egyptians saw it as a great big unsurpassable body of water, but God saw it as an opportunity for the miraculous!
The devil will make you think that he’s got you between a rock and a hard place.
But in reality, you’re exactly where God wants you.
· On one side, you have the power in the tower, and on the other side you have the opportunity for the miraculous.
Paul said, “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down but not destroyed.”
It may look like we’ve followed God to a dead end, but in reality it’s an ambush for the enemy!
The Israelites are now standing at the edge of the Red Sea wondering what to do next.
God speaks to them, and says you’re going to go through the Red Sea.
If you’re ever going to find salvation, you must first go through the water.
Verse 15, And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
The Israelites walked through on dry ground.
The next morning they looked on the beaches, and there laid the bodies of their enemies that had been drowned in the night!
Their enemy had been drowned in their miracle.
You may be at a dead end right now, but just remember it might just be an ambush that God has setup for the enemy of your soul.
And after everything is said and done you’re going to see your enemy drown in your blessing!
Your situation is not what it appears!
God has set us up for a miracle!
