David was the one, chosen by God, to be king - “Anoint him.He is the
one” (1 Samuel 16:12). This was for the future. For the present, there
was the challenge of Goliath. God’s will had been made known to David.
Now, through his victory over Goliath, the will of God would become
clear to all the people. David’s victory was really the Lord’s victory:
“I come to you in the Name of the Lord ... The Lord will hand you over
to me ... The whole world will know that Israel has a God. Then
everyone gathered here will know that the Lord can save without sword
or spear, because the Lord determines every battle’s outcome. He will
hand all of you over to us” (1 Samuel 17:45-47). When we face our
“Goliaths”, we must look beyond him to the Lord. When we take our eyes
off the Lord, the “giants” look bigger than they really are. When we
keep our eyes on the Lord, the “giants” are cut down to size. We are to
be like David. We are to rise to the challenge - in the strength of
the Lord. Armed with the armour of God, we can face our enemy, Satan,
with the confidence that our God will give us the victory.
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