Today is lesson four of a five part series about
increasing our faith by learning to face our Giants.
1
Samuel 17:26-32 NASB
(26) Then David spoke to the men who were standing
by him, saying, "What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine
and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised
Philistine, that he should taunt the armies of the living God?"
(27) The people answered him in accord with this
word, saying, "Thus it will be done for the man who kills him."
(28) Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he
spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger burned against David and he said, "Why
have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the
wilderness? I know your insolence and the wickedness of your heart; for you
have come down in order to see the battle."
(29) But David said, "What have I done now?
Was it not just a question?"
(30) Then he turned away from him to another and
said the same thing; and the people answered the same thing as before.
(31) When the words which David spoke were heard,
they told them to Saul, and he sent for him.
(32) David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart
fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight with this
Philistine."
Giant slayers suffer ridicule from friends and
enemies. Even David’s brother put him
down. Many times the fear of what others
will say or think about us keeps us from facing our giants.
What kept David from succumbing to such fear?
David is just a young teenager but he had courage that allowed him to
carry out his father’s wishes to take supplies to his brothers at the battle
field.
David has determination
to find out what this Philistine was doing and moreover what Saul and the Army
of Israel were going to do about it.
David has Faith
in God which kindles his rage. He wants to know “who is this uncircumcised Philistine
that stands in defiance to the Army of the Living God”.
Courage, determination, Faith in God, and yes even
rage is needed if we are to slay our Giants.
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