Facing the Giants - Part VII

1 Samuel 17:46-48  This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands.  And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.  Amazing! What Courage!  It said, "that David hasted, and ran" meet his challenge with bravery.  Notice again who David was trusting in, "This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand;"  David's faith was in God and His ability. David was confident the LORD was going to bring deliverance and use him to do so, "and I will smite thee."  In all of this we see David's main concern was not what people thought about himself. He realized that this battle was much more then David verses Goliath, it was about making God known to the world, "that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel."  I wonder if we ever think about that when it comes to our Giants in our lives. Do we see the Giant as an obstacle or do we see it rather as an opportunity to make God known to others. When we face our Giants with faith and courage we testify to God's power, God's grace, and God's sufficiency in our lives. Let us change our outlook on problems, trials and battles; to viewing them has opportunities to showcase to the world how Great our God is.  After all we must remember that the battle is the LORD'S! 1 Corinthians 10:13  There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 John 4:4  Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. Listen my friend, God will not put you into a situation that you are not able to overcome because He in whom nothing is impossible lives within you! And when you trust in the LORD to strengthen you to push through, He will clear the way. God is good! Face your Giant will courage and watch God move! And of course we know how the story ends. To God be the glory! 1 Samuel 17:49  And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.  Today you too can likewise see a great victory in your life as your trust in the LORD to fight for you.