Placing our complete trust in Christ
gives victory over the giants we face.
When
King Saul and his army heard the words of Goliath; they fled from him because they
were dreadfully afraid. But young David
was incensed that this Philistine should defy the armies of the living God. He stepped up to the challenge for he
believed that just as God had delivered him from the lion and bear; that He
would deliver him from this Philistine.
His trust was not in his own ability but rather in the ability of His
Lord.
David
had come to a point in his relationship with God, that he was able to see
things from God’s perspective. In 2Kings
6:16-17 the prophet Elisha prays that the Lord would open the eyes of his
servant in order to see the Lord’s army.
How
often we face our own Goliaths in life in which we too are dreadfully
afraid. When we only see the giant that
faces us and not the God that is with us; we too will run.
How
can we gain the kind of trust in God that David exhibited?
1. Recall past victories. David recalled how God delivered the bear and
the lion into his hands. This convinced
David in his own mind that God was with him and that God was able. We too, need to go back into our own life
experiences and recall how God has delivered us. Fear and doubt will flee from us as we recall
God’s faithfulness to us in the past.
2. Reject the negatives. The Israelite soldiers focused on the size of
Goliath. David’s oldest brother told him
to go home. King Saul saw David as being
too young. Rather than listening to
these negative comments and giving up; he placed his trust in the Lord.
3. Rely on God’s strength. David did not enter the battle with a
soldiers armour and weapons. David
battled with Goliath believing that the battle was the Lord’s and not his! David did his part and used what was familiar
to him; trusting and believing that the Lord would give the victory.
Our
battles are not in our strength, wisdom or power but our trust is to be in the
Lord Jesus. Victory comes because of His
power over everything. Our
responsibility is to trust Him. Our life
may not turn out as we had hoped or expected, but God will be glorified and our
ultimate victory in eternity has been secured.
Read: 1Samuel 17:1-11; 32-51
