The Battle Is The Lord's

James 2:26 says faith without works is dead. In Matthew 11 John’s disciples asked Jesus if He was really the one they expected, or should that look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: (Matthew 11:4).

This was the first case of “Show and Tell” perhaps. Remember Jesus telling Nicodemus that he couldn’t see the Spirit, but he could see the results. The same is true with us: If we possess the Spirit of God the results can be seen by our actions.

When the Philistines saw their champion was dead they began to run? David Guzik says: Hadn't they agreed before (1 Samuel 17:9) that if their champion lost, they would surrender to Israel? But they didn't. We should never expect the devil to live up to his promises. David never read 1 Timothy 4:12, but he lived it: Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. David led by example, and led Israel to a great victory.

Verse 54 tells us that David carried the head of Goliath to Jerusalem. Perry Stone says that the head of Goliath was buried on Golgotha: Jewish history tells us that David buried Goliath’s head at the same site that Christ was crucified, that's one of the reasons that place was called the "place of the skull.

David thought he was just going to take his three brothers some cheese sandwiches, and obtain some information for his father. When he arrived he saw the giant challenging the army of Israel. Even though he found out the reward offered for eliminating this giant, he didn’t engage him for the reward. He did it to honor the name of his God! Remember what David said in verse 36, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

How do we handle the giant in our life? Do we act like the Israel army and run in fear, or do we copy David and act in confidence that God will destroy it if we act in faith.