Today, I was reminded of a post I made over a year ago...I just had to repost it!
"...Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the Living God?..." 1 Samuel 17:26
While Israel's army measured their size with the giant's, David compared Goliath's power to God's. There was NO contest. Sure Goliath was big...but not big enough. Sure he caused men to shake in the natural, but his size was no challenge to the LIVING GOD? Put side by side, Goliath wasn't even a speck when compared to the all powerful God!
While others cowered to the giant, David remembered God. While others stood powerless to press forward, David ran to the battle. He rejected conventional wisdom of swords and shields, passing them up to trusted weapons experienced while shepherding in pastures--Five smooth stones and a sling would do the trick.
Goliath hurled insults, threatened, and towered over David...but NONE of that mattered.
David, defied his insults, shouting back, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied." (1 Samuel 17:45)
David recognized the weapons formed against him. He saw the sword, the spear, the javelin...but NONE of that mattered. David didn't just see his temporal surroundings, he remembered God.
Friends, many of us face huge giants. The battle are very real. We see the enemy's sword, spear, and javelin...but none of that matters! Our giants CANNOT compare to the power of our God.
Sometimes it's good to get good and mad! Sometimes we simply need to put off conventional wisdom and ATTACK the giants hurling insults. We need to remember when our giants threaten us they defy OUR LIVING GOD!
What are your giants? Mounting Bills? An Uncertain Future? Perhaps you battle feelings of insignificance? Sickness? None of that matters!
Don't get me wrong. I have my own giants! I know the temptation to shrink and cower. I've experienced the inability to run headlong into battle. When I compare my size with my giants...there is no contest. There is no way I can win! BUT AGAIN, NONE of that matters Because when I compare my giants with my God...I know I CANNOT FAIL!
Today, will you cower to your giant or will you look to God? What captures your eye?
In 1 Samuel 17:47, David shouts our the key to our victory, "...the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD'S..." God will give our giants into our hands and bring them to their knees. We come against them in the power and authority of the living God! Declaring, "You come against us with your threats and accusations; you tower over us in the temporal... but we come against you in the name of the Lord of hosts, whom you have defied!"
Will you, along with me, rise to run to battle? Will you, along with me, turn your gaze from your giant to God?
God will bring our giants to their knees!
PRAYER: Father, we look to You. We see the reality of our situation but we choose to remember Your promises. Fulfill Your promises and bring our giants to their knees. Fill us with faith and expectation. We put our trust in YOU! In Jesus name, amen.
Sometimes - a lot of the time - we as Christians have no problem believing and trusting in the fact that we are saved. That we will spend eternity with our Savior because of His death on the cross for us. We have victory through Jesus Christ! BUT we LIVE defeated lives here on earth because of just what you said. We allow the enemy to attack and beat us down and don't look to our all powerful God for those battles here. There is MORE for us - we CAN walk in victory. Sometimes we forget that.
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