Facing Your Giants

“The Philistine said to David, ‘Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?’ And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. The Philistine also said to David, ‘Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field.’ 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 the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. This day the Lord 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 the Lord does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and He will give you into our hands.’”  1 Samuel 17:43-47

When the name David is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is his confrontation with the giant Goliath. Unfortunately, we tend to look at David’s unprecedented victory as an isolated, “once-upon-a-time,” never-to-be-repeated event. BUT there are giants roaming our 21st century world - giants who are intimidating the people of God.

Crime, pornography, abortion, government-approved gambling, drugs, and the use of alcohol, godless philosophies and religious cults - these are giants. They say, “Your God has no power.” Far too many of use have responded in fear and retreated to the safety of a self-satisfying life-style. There are some “Davids” out there who are fully confronting these “Goliaths.” They do battle against a seemingly unbeatable foe.

David’s response to Goliath can be modernized. Today’s “David” can say, “You come to me with your list of ‘rights,’ the cry for political correctness, the threat of lawsuits. But I come to you in the name of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ Whom you have defiled. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand.” Now that’s conquering faith for facing life’s foes.

“...for the battle is the Lord’s...” 1 Sam. 17:47