Goliath's Armor Bearer

That’s how Satan uses those who serve him. They are nothing more than cannon fodder! The devil may have them duped into thinking that he is their champion and their protector but, all the while, he is using and abusing them and gives no thought of their safety. After all, his ultimate goal is to kill, steal and destroy every living soul, even those who are on his team right now.

Then, upon the scene comes a small, young lad by the name of David. This was long before David was to be the anointed King of Israel but today was going to be the day that he made a giant step in the direction of Israel’s throne.

He had left the sheep in the fields and brought food to his brothers who were in the trenches. They had dug in and waited for the attack that never came.

Sometimes the devil just wants to torment you, to oppress you, and to make you think that he is stronger than he is so that your own doubt will destroy you. It’s amazing how many Christians have quit going on the offensive and attacking the strongholds of the devil. Instead, they have dug in, built their defenses and are praying, “Lord help me hold out to the end.”

It’s as though they are expecting the devil to win and they are just hoping to get out just before the battle is over. Let me tell you that my Bible still says that we Christians win in the end because our God has never lost a battle and he won’t lose any in the future.

God’s church is a glorious church, without spot or wrinkle; and it’s a glorious church whose royal banner is held high; whose Commander in Chief is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords; and that church will never be defeated and isn’t worrying about digging in and hiding out. God’s true Bride is getting ready to move on and pushing the powers of hell back on every side.

The devil may stand there bragging and boasting of what he is going to do to you, but he is really shaking in his boots because he knows that he can’t win!

David comes skipping into the camp and notices that something strange is going on. Where is everyone? I thought this was a battle. Instead, the entire army was in hiding.

David asked, “What’s happening, why are you hiding?”

1 Samuel 17:25, "And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel."

I wonder if David thought, Wow, I can be rich and free and famous! I can marry the princess too. I have often wondered if Saul’s daughter could have really been that bad looking that no one would marry her unless they beat Goliath. Perhaps that was another reason not to go fight. They might win and look who they would be stuck with. Even if she was a nice looking girl, she probably had a lot of her daddy’s bad habits and would be hard to get along with, kind of like a spoiled brat who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

But seriously, the world does have a lot to offer to draw the Child of God off course. If we aren’t careful the riches of His grace will be replace with the riches of this life and the power of the Spirit will be replaced with earthly armor that won’t even fit to protect us.