Giants don't go away – you have to slay them!
1 Samuel 17:32 (NIV)
David said to Saul, "Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine [giant]; your servant will go and fight him."
Our thought this morning is taken from the classic account of David and Goliath – this is one of those stories that every kid who went to Sunday School learnt about, right?
In this part of the story David, who was a shepherd boy not yet a king, has turned up on the battlefield to bring food supplies from his father to his brothers. He turns up and finds a stand-off between the children of Israel and the Philistines. More specifically, a giant of a man named Goliath is standing mocking both Israel and God, and inviting the best man that Israel has to come out and fight him. When you read the account you see that he had been doing this for over a month, with the same threats and the same invitation: "Come out and fight me – whoever wins gets everything". No one wanted to fight him; in fact, when he came out they all hid – including King Saul who I believe was the man who should have sorted him out.
Then along comes David, a shepherd boy who in the opinion of others had no experience to deal with this rather large problem. They did not know he had trained when no one was watching, taking on lions and bears. David is more than willing to remove this obstacle or road block of a person, simply because he knew what he had in God.
We are going to talk a bit about slaying Giants this week. We may not have to deal with a physical giant but we all have to deal with non-physical ones, sometimes on a weekly basis. God wants you to have victory over every giant that comes against you in your life and will enable you to take them out, as He did David.
Facts you need to know about your giant:
1. They are not going anywhere, no one is coming to take them away – you have to deal with them, Champion! They will stay where they are, mocking you and not letting you past till you slay them.
2. Israel knew the name of this giant, they knew his name was Goliath. When you know the name of your giant that is evidence itself that you have let it stay around to long.
3. When you desire to live in the destiny God has for you face the fact that you will always be slaying giants of one sort of another – they can be anything from fears, habits, insecurities or differing situations.
Rise up, Champion, it's time to face the facts about the giant that is standing in your way today. He is going nowhere, so you need to look him in the eyes, rise up and run at him knowing who you are in Christ. Go ahead and slay him, then you can get ready for the next one!
Victory is yours in Christ.
Andy
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