Today’s reading: I Samuel 17, 18, 19; Psalm 27, 57, 87, 117, 147; Proverbs 27
I Samuel 17:29, “And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?”
We all know the story of David and Goliath. You and I face situations everyday that seem “giant” to us. I know in our lives that we have faced many times that seemed that there was no way out. Even now we face such situations. The problem is that we focus on the “giant” if you will. I think this was the problem of the children of Israel. All they were looking at was this huge man that came out twice a day to taunt them and defy the Living God. We need to be careful that we do not fall into the same trap. If we focus on the “giant” we will loose focus on the one who can defeat the “giant”.
We must be careful how we approach these “giants” in our lives. If we are not careful we will try to go about defeating them by man’s ways. This will not work. Look at I Samuel 17:39, “And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.” In this verse Saul had given David his own armor. I think he did this for two reasons. One David did not have armor of his own so I think Saul was helping him out. Two I think Saul was trying to make David look like himself so that the people would think it was Saul who was fighting the “giant”. I could be wrong; but, I don’t think I am on this one. David would not use the king’s armor because he had not proved it. He had not used it before and he did not know what it was capable of protecting him from. This was smart on David’s part. If he had done this it would be like you and I using worldly means to solve spiritual problems and that will not work.
We should have one goal in slaying “giants”. Look at I Samuel 17:47, “And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’S, and he will give you into our hands.” Our goal should be that people know that God is our deliverer. People should be drawn to Him because of our lives. We need to face “giants” with faith in God and His delivering power.
How are you doing against the “giants”?