You remember David and Goliath, right? What in the world made David think that he could face Goliath in a one on one fight to the death and conquer him? The answer: David had had previous experience with God in life or death situations. He believed that, with the Lord’s honor and glory at stake, the Lord would deliver him from Goliath, just as He had delivered him in times past. We, too, should think back on how God has faithfully helped us and provided for us in the past in order to bolster our trust in His faithfulness for the present and in the future!

1 Samuel 17:31-37

31 When the words which David spoke were heard, they told them to Saul, and he sent for him. 32 David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” 33 Then Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth while he has been a warrior from his youth.” 34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant was tending his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I went out after him and attacked him, and rescued it from his mouth; and when he rose up against me, I seized him by his beard and struck him and killed him. 36 “Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has taunted the armies of the living God.” 37 And David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.”

“So often, when facing our own giants, we forget what we ought to remember, and we remember what we ought to forget. We remember our defeats, and we forget the victories. Not so with David! He says, ‘You know why I can fight Goliath, Saul? Because the same God who gave me power over a lion and a bear will give me power over Goliath. It is God who will empower me . . . so just let me at him.'” ~ Chuck Swindoll

The Lord bless you and keep you…

Pastor Dave