And David said unto Saul, “May no one’s heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!” 1 Samuel 17:31-33

1 Samuel 17:31-33 Revised Standard Version

³¹ When the words which David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul; and he sent for him. ³² And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” ³³ And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.”

Word of God for the Children of God

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, amen.

I remember learning the story of David and Goliath in Sunday school. As a child, I tried to picture the scene of this young boy going up against this mean giant.

How big was Goliath in comparison to David?

Where did David get such courage to even think he could defeat him?

All of the odds were against David.

He had no experience, no armor, no weapon, and no one fought alongside him.

Who was he kidding?

But David had something far more powerful than physical stature, experience or weapons: he had faith in his God. 

Do you ever feel like you are in the midst of a battle where the odds are stacked against you?

Or maybe you see the “giants,” hear their “taunts,” decide to flee and hide out, feign sickness, make excuses, cower behind rocks trembling in fear as opposed to bravely standing up to them, as the Israelites did before David had arrived?

Today, we are all in a battle and there is one clear enemy.

Make no mistake about this fact: “your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” (1 Peter 5:8).

Satan will use whatever tactics he can to get to us, to frighten us, and to keep us making excuses, feigning illness, from fighting back. He will play tricks on our minds so that we see giants that are not real. He will deceive us into believing that we have no ability to win. One of the best tools Satan has against us is fear. 

Fear keeps us from facing the giants.

Fear keeps us from ever achieving victory because we are afraid and run from the battle.

Fear becomes our own trap of despair, depression and disillusionment. So often, the hardest battle s take place in our own minds with “giants” conjured up in our thoughts, but we must understand that this is not God’s will for us. 

Where did David get his courage?

He believed in his God, the God of Israel.

He believed in all that he had been taught about God, and he had witnessed God’s faithfulness and protection in his own life.

And on this day, he was willing to put his faith to the test.

David took a huge step of faith, depending completely on the Lord to save him.

With one sling of one rock, the giant fell.

For us, today is our day of victory.

Today is the day to grab hold of our slings, turn and face the giants in our lives.

In faith we step out, stop running, stop hiding and stop believing the lies of the enemy, Satan. 

In faith, we face the enemy head on and we claim victory in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ. He has fought the battle and won, on our behalf, but we need to take a giant step out, stand up, sling our rock. Victory is ours in Christ.

In the name of God, the Father, God the Son and God, the Holy Spirit …

Praying …

Psalm 20 Revised Standard Version

Prayer for Victory

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

20 The Lord answer you in the day of trouble!
    The name of the God of Jacob protect you!
² May he send you help from the sanctuary,
    and give you support from Zion!
³ May he remember all your offerings,
    and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices!Selah

⁴ May he grant you your heart’s desire,
    and fulfil all your plans!
⁵ May we shout for joy over your victory,
    and in the name of our God set up our banners!
May the Lord fulfil all your petitions!

⁶ Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed;
    he will answer him from his holy heaven
    with mighty victories by his right hand.
⁷ Some boast of chariots, and some of horses;
    but we boast of the name of the Lord our God.
⁸ They will collapse and fall;
    but we shall rise and stand upright.

⁹ Give victory to the king, O Lord;
    answer us when we call.^[a]

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, amen.

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