Facing the Giants - Part IV

Yesterday we talk about how David was not just willing to fight the Giant, but he was bold and confident.  Even after King Saul tried to discourage David by telling him he was too young and simply did not have the ability to face this Giant, David remained stedfast. But why? Why was David so confident and unwavering in his faith in God?  The simple reason is because David had already faced fierce challengers before. After Saul told David he was not able, David responded in 1 Samuel 17:34-37  And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:  And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.  Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.  David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.  The simple point I want to make here is that David's great faith was in recalling of God's deliverance for him in the past! David was saying, "Hey if God saved me from a bear and lion and gave me victory over them, then certainly He can do the same for me against this Philistine."  As Born-Again Christians we likewise can look back and see how God has delivered us!  Hey, we serve a faithful God! Don't you recall the times in your life when God stepped in and delivered you from destruction. My God has certainly come through for me in the past and there is no need to doubt Him now!  Listen, my dear friend, when I think back about how the Lord saved my soul from hell and set my feet upon a rock, I shout GLORY!  Likewise, when I look back at times in my life when the enemy seemed too tall and too strong, yet God in His great grace and might delivered me! God has been so faithful to me! Just as God delivered David from a lion, He has done the same for me. You see I am overwhelmed with the truth of knowing that God has delivered me from the mouth of a roaring lion (Satan) who is seeking whom he may devour.  David looked into the past and was certain that God was able and willing to help him defeat the Philistine Giant.  What about you?  Is that Giant that you are Facing, bigger than God? Has God provided and protecting you in the past?  Don't fret, He has not changed; there is still nothing too hard for God!  Trust Him today as you face your Giants because God's track record of the past is and always will be perfect!