Slay The Giants

Slay The Giants

SLAYING GIANTS

“It is His battle, not ours. The LORD will give you to us!” 1 Samuel 17:47

We all face giants in life. You might be facing one right now—something that looms so large, something so frightening or so powerful that you don’t think you can ever win against it. David faced a giant in life. His name was Goliath—and with God’s help, David slayed Goliath. If we take a close look at David’s battle with Goliath, we’ll find a three-step model for slaying our own giants.

•  Remember the Battle is the Lord’s. David said this to Goliath, ‘”It is His battle, not ours. The LORD will give you to us!”‘ (1 Samuel 17:47). Remember, Christian, you are on the winning side. God is stronger than the devil. Your God is mightier than any vice, addiction, or problem. The Apostle John wrote, “You are of God little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4).

•  Attack! If you tolerate a giant, it will take over your territory. Giants are like wildfires. They get out of control and will consume your life. That’s why you don’t run from giants. You attack them. Stop allowing this sin to enjoy the comfort of darkness. 1 Samuel 17:28 says, “As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him.” You need to do same with the giants in your life.

•  Trust Only God. In the story of David and Goliath, David put no trust in Saul’s armour. This is a temptation we all face: trusting in our own resources. Sometimes the Lord will reduce us to nothing so He, and He alone will get the glory. Has that happened to you? That is good. Then God can receive the glory and show you what He is really capable of.

Like David, you can—with God’s help—overcome every giant and experience victory in all areas of your life.

Prayer: Pray that the Lord will strengthen your hand in time of battle and subdue the enemy under your feet.

Scriptural Reading: 1 Samuel 17:40-50

40 Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine.

41 So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him.

42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was only a youth, ruddy and good-looking.

43 So the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

44 And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”

45 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

Slay The Giants