What fuelled David's charge can fuel yours!
1 Samuel 17:48-49 (NKJV)
So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
This is the bit of the story that we all love, right? The moment when David takes off, running at his giant! Notice how it says he hurried to meet the giant. He did not skip nicely, or walk slowly with fear-filled steps – he ran with great confidence. Let's look at what he knew – it was what he knew that fuelled his run, and when you know it too it will fuel yours.
1. He knew that the covenant he had with his God was bigger and more powerful than the threats coming out of Goliath's mouth. The years he had spent on a hillside tending sheep had given him ample opportunity to bask in the bigness of God and get a revelation concerning the powerful covenant he had with Him.
2. He knew that God was enabling him in life once again and it was all he needed to win. He remembered the times when God had empowered him when he needed to defeat lions and bears. He knew that the same God that gave him the goods for them would give him the goods for this current problem.
3. He knew that whatever God had for him next in life was on the other side of Goliath and he would have to go through him, because there was no way around him. David knew that what the king had promised as a reward was the other side of this Goliath but I think he under-estimated how much was actually on the other side of this victory. It was after David defeated Goliath that his life went to a new level in God and he stepped into what God had for him next. It was not long after this fight that he became king of Israel! What God has for you next – that next level – is the other side of the giant you need to slay today. Get hungry for what God has for you next, Champion, and realise it's the other side of your present giant. That will fuel your charge!
So remember these things as you take off running at the giant that stands in your way today. You have a covenant – in fact, you have a better covenant with God than David (yours was established in Christ). God guided the stone David threw; with you He is in the hand that's throwing it! He is empowering you for your present victories as He did your past ones. Finally, what God has next for your life is the other side of slaying this present giant, so get it done.
Whether it is – a habit, a fear or a situation that wont budge – look it in the eyes and run at it, Champion!
God bless,
Andy
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