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was formerly Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the
Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.

Caleb was surely tested by fear as other men, but he refused to allow fear to
rule in his mind. He cast down the fear in his mind, and he embraced faith in God.
When this one area of land had been unconquered due to the great fortresses
there and the tremendous size of the giants, Caleb was not daunted. It is
interesting to note that this same city of Hebron was later to be the place where
David, the man after God’s heart, would be made king. David manifested the same
heart as Caleb. David slew the giant Goliath, and he did so by the power of his
confession.

I Samuel 17:45-47
Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, a spear,
and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of
the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. This day Yahweh will deliver
you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head
from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this
day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth
may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know
that Yahweh does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is
Yahweh’s and He will give you into our hands."

As you see the giants that reside in your flesh, let this also be the manner of
your confession. Boldly proclaim that this enemy that stands before you in
defiance of God will be laid at your feet. Declare that you will remove its head,
which is a symbol of cutting off its authority over your life. Oh that Yahweh might
have many such men and women of faith in this hour who will arise to destroy the
works of Satan and bring in the Kingdom of God!
As you destroy the enemies in the land you encourage the hearts of those
who doubt. If you are valiant as was Caleb, Yahshua may even allow you to choose
to fight an enemy that others have been unwilling to fight. In doing so you will
encourage the hearts of those who have been tormented by this enemy. Your
victory will enable them to stand and defeat that which has stood in defiance
before them.
I have some family members who have been taken captive by the giant of
fear. The Lord spoke to me a few years back and told me that if I would face this
giant and overcome it, that my victory would serve to loose those I love from this
evil tyrant. Let us therefore be valiant. Let us feed upon the Word of God and
become strong. Let us cast down every thought that exalts itself against the true
knowledge of God.
Our words have power in them. By them the enemy is defeated, By our words
we win the victory.