One time the Philistines captured the Ark of the Lord from Israel and it was with them for seven months. They then set the Ark before their god Dagon in his temple, in a display of mockery and arrogance to the Lord. However, in the morning they found Dagon fallen before the Ark of the Lord. They reset Dagon in his place again. The next morning they found Dagon fallen again with head and palms cut off. Who pushed Dagon down and cut off his head and palms? The invisible hand of God was at work. Upon seeing this shameful fate on their god, they carried the Ark from city to city but terrible judgments of God appeared everywhere they took it. What was fighting the Philistines was not a human power but God's. Our theme today is God's unmatched force. This was God's unparalleled power displayed among the Philistines.

In those days, God's presence was represented by the Ark of the Covenant but today that presence is with you, right inside your heart if you are born again. The redemptive work of Jesus Christ made it possible for you to live in and host God's presence by the Holy Spirit. Be very conscious of God's presence with you. 1 Corinthians 3:16 poses an awakening question, "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" 1 John 4:4 declares "greater is He that is in you than he that is in the whole world". You have the divine force unmatched. It doesn't matter the amount of evil you are facing. He that is in you is greater than all. We live among desperate wolves in this world but everything bows before God's unmatched power and their fate shall be like that of Dagon. This is happening even as you read (say Amen!). Don't be terrified by anything, the God in you is the greatest.