David And Goliath

“Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with 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 defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.” - 1 Samuel 17:41–46

David was able to stand before this mighty man unintimidated!

- it wasn’t that Goliath wasn’t a threat

- it was that David had more faith in God than he had fear in him

Certainly we live in uncertain times:

- we can be intimidated by the fear of the future

- there are real threats to us

- but we must have more faith in God than we have fear within ourselves.

To be Giant slayers:

- we must look the giants in the eye

- and say to ourselves,

- this is a big old scary problem

- and I can’t handle this…..

- BUT MY GOD CAN HANDLE THIS

- and I will trust HIM

David had invincible confidence in his God,

David responded,

“that all this assembly may know the LORD does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the LORD’s”

- 1 Samuel 17:47

There it is. That’s the secret of David’s life. “The battle is the LORD’s.”

We must fight our battles God’s way:

God is saying to you, “You do it My way and I’ll honor you. You do it your way and you’re doomed to fail. The battle is Mine.” (Swindoll)

David just ran to meet Goliath:

- the way I read it

- it says that David would have just killed Goliath

- but he needed to make a point first

- the point is that the Battle is the Lord’s.

David made it a point to put the pressure and the glory on God (X2)

“Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David.”

- 1 Samuel 17:49–50

David went after Goliath:

- not with his own limited power

- but with the unlimited power of the limitless God.

“whoosh, whoosh, whoosh”:

- a single stone flew through the air

- it struck Goliath right between the eyes, and

- Goliath fell to the ground like a potato.

Then David cut off Goliath’s head with Goliath’s sword…..

Because of God’s power within David:

- an unwinnable battle was won

- an undefeatable enemy was killed

- a little faith went a long way…

Let’s pray…. Hope we have, gospel, resurrection - our offer to accept