Today is lesson three of a five part series about
increasing our faith by learning to face our Giants.
1
Samuel 17:22-24 NASB (22) Then David left his baggage in the care of
the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet
his brothers. (23) As he was talking with them, behold, the champion,
the Philistine from Gath named Goliath, was coming up from the army of the
Philistines, and he spoke these same words; and David heard them. (24) When all the men of Israel saw the man, they
fled from him and were greatly afraid.
Giants may leave us shaking in our shoes. Goliath came out for 40 days and dared any one
of the army of Israel to fight him. No
one wanted to take their chances going up against this Giant that weighed over
700lbs without his armor.
What caused Israel to fear? They were looking to their own strength for
victory. They were looking at the giant
rather than God. They were thinking of
their past failures.
When Giants come at us we find ourselves doing the
same things. We sometimes hear that
voice saying “you are the only Christian that has faced this battle.” We need to stop fearing what the giant can do
and start trusting in what God can do through us.
You may be facing Health issues, Financial concerns,
Grief, Relationships, Depression, Addiction, Employment concerns, or Loneliness. All of these can be Giants in our lives.
Psalms
27:1 NASB The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I
fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?
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