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Receiving The Spoils Of War

Judges 14:5-9

When Samson defeated a lion that is in its prime he got a reward from the battle.
His reward was the honey found in the carcass of the lion.
This suggests to me that every battle we win has something in it for us.
Every warfare has spoils we are to receive from it after winning.

This honey Samson shared with his parents, which represent his reward, his blessing, his spoil of war benefitting his family.

When Abraham battled a coalition of 4 kings  to rescue his nephew Lot and prevailed against them he got the spoils of war.
It was from those spoils he tithed to Melchizedek.
Genesis 14

In warfare, the winner gets the spoils.
In a contest or competition the winner gets the gold.

When David killed Goliath he got the 'spoils' of battle- his family being free from paying taxes, access to the palace, employment and leadership in the kings army, and marriage to the princess (one of kings Saul's daughters.)
1 Samuel 17:25

After all the Apostle Paul had gone through in life and ministry, he knew he was going to be rewarded.
2 Timothy 4:7

God has not asked us to fight battles for nothing and engage in warfare to remain as we are.
The battles we face in life have rewards, benefits, gains in them.
Every warfare has spoils that benefits the winner.
We are called to win.
We are chosen to win.
Ours is a call to triumph, we have a call to victory, to win, to overcome, to succeed.
2 Corinthians 2:14

In sports the winner wins a trophy, a gold medal, or financial reward.
The winner gets rewarded for overcoming obstacles, for triumphing over competition, and the discipline of preparation towards the tournament.
1 Corinthians 9:24

In a contest a winner must emerge.
It is often the best prepared and smartest contestant  that emerges on top.
As it is in the natural, so it is in the spiritual.
God would have you triumph.
God would have you win.
In Christ Jesus we win!

God encourages you to live physically, and fight and compete spiritually in such a way that you win.
The word of the Lord instructs us not to let another take our crown.
Revelation 3:11

You are to defend your crown, your position, your destiny, your place in life and eternity.
God has rewards to give.
He rewards us here on earth and He rewards us in eternity.

These rewards have to go to someone.
Don't let your reward be given to another.
These rewards are your treasures, they must not go to another.

We win the battles of life by the Spirit of the Lord.
We win the battles of life by the strength God gives.
We win the battles of life by the wisdom of God.
The Holy Spirit is our advantage in the battles of life.
May God give you the spoils of war!


Olutosin Ogunkolade a Teacher-Pastor and spiritual excavator shares this teaching.

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