David's Faith

“Then David said, "The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine." Saul said to David, "Go, and may the LORD be with you." ~1 Samuel 17:37 HCSB

One of the most famous stories of the Bible is the story of David and Goliath.  Goliath was a huge man!  He was 9’ 6” and taunted the Israelites everyday with a challenge.  He would fight the Israelites champion and the losers people would be enslaved to the winner.  He cursed God and did everything he could do to insult King Saul’s army, but nobody would take up such a challenge.  David who was bringing food to his brothers over heard the giant and became inflamed with anger.  He asked if he could take on the mighty giant.  Where could this boy, a teenager find the courage to take on this challenge nobody else would take.

I think you have to look back as David did.  This wasn’t David’s first encounter with danger.  As a shepherd he had defended his sheep on more than one occasion and he knew who had delivered him.  David knew it was the Lord who had rescued him from both the bear and the lion.  So David knew God would deliver him from this giant call Goliath.  We know how the story ends with David killing Goliath with one stone and a lot of faith.  So how does this story carry over to our lives?

We are to live by faith and not by sight. (2 Cor. 5:7)  We are to trust God with everything, even with the giants in our lives.  As we start out as Christians God build our faith through life circumstances.  Life is going to happen and as we learn to trust God with the little things in life, we learn to trust God with the big things in life.  An example of this is David.  David didn’t face Goliath first. No it was after he had faced a lion and a bear, did he take on the giant.  David had learned God was watching out for him and he knew nothing was impossible for God. So what are you facing this morning?  What giants do you have challenging you and are you trusting God or yourself?  

Lord build our faith in you.  Lord help us to trust you with everything in our lives.  Help us to face the bears and the lions in faith.  Lord help us to have the courage to face the giants in your name.  Lord may you be glorified in our lives, may people around us see us as giant slayers and my you receive all the glory!  Amen.