Getting Rid of Goliath
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“Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD” (Jeremiah 1:8, KJV).
David probably spent most of his early life keeping sheep. He had many experiences in the wilderness and opportunities to know God. He had seen God work on his behalf protecting him and strengthening him. In this time of aloneness he had built his relationship with God. His knowledge of God’s ability surpassed his knowledge of the ability of anyone else therefore the awesomeness of God was something in his heart and not his head.
When David arrived at the place of battle he was amazed at the ignorance of Goliath and shocked by the fear of Israel. The defiance and strength of Goliath existed because he was empowered by the fear of Israel. Had Israel feared God more than Goliath they would not have had an enemy. “The fear of man brings a snare: but whoever puts his trust in the LORD shall be safe.” (Proverbs 29:25, KJV)
To fear God is to reverence, accept and honor who He is. It is impossible to know who God is without intimacy. ‘Goliaths’ stand in the areas where God is not exalted and known. Our words and conversations will reveal who we are better acquainted with. It is interesting to note that in the conversations between David and the men there is no mention of God except from David.
The people had been had been listening to Goliath every morning and every evening. They chose the words of Goliath above the knowledge of God. In so doing they had created a “high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.” (2 Corinthians 10:5). T, KJV) The result of this was they became servants of Goliath even before the start of the battle. We are told they became dismayed and greatly afraid. (v. 11) If the voice of God is not louder to us than every other voice we will begin to serve those voices. It is important we keep His word before us and hear His voice.
When David ran towards Goliath he declared that this defeat would show the whole earth there was a God in Israel. When we take down the Goliaths everyone will know God is with us.
“the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits” (Dan 11:32, KJV).
Questions: Are you facing a Goliath in your life right now? How are you handling it? Whose voice are you listening to?
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I love the picture of putting on a garment of praise for a spirit of heaviness as it says in the scriptures! Brenda, many years ago I heard someone say that our focus in life is not determined by our circumstances but by our focus. Only then can we as you said it so well, have our joy and strength and peace in the Lord and not in those outward circumstances.
Bernard, I so agree with needing to keep a praise song in our hearts and minds throughout the day. The Lord’s will is that we pray unceasingly and give thanks in all things, for this is God’s will for us in Christ Jesus! Thank you for this reminder, as I have had a difficult and painful day and needed a reminder of what to do in turning to Jesus in thanksgiving and praise in all situations and circumstances. My joy and strength and peace is in the Lord, not in my outer circumstances! Thanks again, Bernard, and thank you, Ann Thomas, for this wonderful devotional. I will put on my garment of praise and dwell in the Secret Place of the Most High! Praise be to God forever and ever!
I have recently had a victory in the area of praise and how important it is for me to sing or hum a melody throughout the day. A song of praise that I have heard somewhere or sang in church…Whatever, as long as it lifts up God. That is how Goliath will be beaten. David was full of praise. Great devotional today. Thank you!
So glad that all of you ladies enjoyed this devotional!! I have passed on the message to the author and encouraged her to write more devos for us!
Lori, I was just reading the story of David and Goliath the other night and was encouraged to be like you said, more of a david than a goliath!! Jesus truly is my strength and my sufficiency as well!
Blessings to each of you ladies and thanks for taking the time to comment!
I appreciate this devo and all of the comments as well. I’m working on being more of a “david” rather than “goliath”, and God has been so good helping me battle the worLd. I needed however to be obedient and listen to everything He is saying to me. I agree that there are ppl we don’t need in our lives, and keep us from living holy lives, and it may be lonely without them, however, God fills the void of lonliness. Even when it’s a sister or a brother, God fills the void in Christ, and it’s beautiful. When we trust His Truth (and I love that the author focused on that).. it becomes our shield, and the words just flow out of us. Sometimes (most of the time) it’s nothing I would say myself, so I know the words are from God. He is always in us for counsel (like someone said), and it’s awesome how He works everything for good. I love Him, and I honor Him, and thanks for this comment: ” Jesus as my Strength and my Sufficiency, my Sanctuary and my Strong Tower into Whom I can run whenever I need comfort or protection from the storms of life.” Those are words to live & love by. PTL.
Thank you.
thats a powerful message, God bless you.
Hello, thank you for this message. I had a dear friend that felt like she was facing a mighty big ‘Goliath’ in her life and I was able to send this on to her. God bless you for this work that you do to share the Word of God.
I am totally in agreement and allowing God to expose the Goliath’s in my life God has been showing me that even when Jesus was tempted in the garden by satan and Jesus rebuked him and he fled, but it also states that he fled from him for a season. We live in a fallen world, we are all short do perfection but by GRACE are we saved! As we keep seeking God and putting our full armor on, giving our hearts to the call of God, which is to endure the suffering’s of Christ, facing the giants with the LOVE for God first in our life, satan and all the demons in hell can not with stand that KIND of Faith in God’s people, and he will flee, maybe for a time to go and rethink another plan to try and come against us,however to only be defeated again and again for each trial we endure his temptations. For every time that he comes back to hit us with his lies and deceit, when we choose to stand firm in Our Lord and Savior, we then die to our self to become more and more like Christ, and less and less of our sinful nature, all things are old passes away and all things become NEW in Christ through our daily relationship with HIM! Thank You Lord Jesus For grace that is freely been given for each and everyone of us, to stand in faith and watch the giants fall in our lives! To GOD be ALL the Glory Amen!
Good devotional today
Timely reminder and direct message from God to me. Thank you & God Bless you!
Excellent message :)
I’m grateful to have learned today that I have not been able to gain over victory over sin in some areas of my life because those areas have up to now been accupied by Goliath. What’s even more amazing is that by exalting Goliath above God, we destroy ourselves but we are not even aware. However, let’s cheer up; God’s grace is sufficient to pull all of us out of this self-made mire.
I’m grateful to have learned today that I have not been able to gain over victory over sin in some areas of my life because those areas have up to now been accupied by Goliath. What’s even more amazing is that by exalting Goliath above God, we destroy ourselves but we are not even aware. However,let’s cheer up; God’s grace is sifficient to pull all of us out of this self-made mire.
I love this devotional; it speaks directly to my heart. For so many years, fear of others and what they thought – or might think – of me controlled my life. I was terrified of humiliating myself in public; of making a mistake in front of others; of not knowing the “right” answer and appearing “stupid.” So I started to avoid being around others at all until I found myself shut up in my apartment and scared to even answer the telephone unless it was someone I knew really well calling, such as my mother. Thus, I had become dependent on caller ID and a peep-hole in my apartment door so that I did not open the door to someone with whom I was afraid to speak or visit.
My life had become a living hell. I wanted to die, as this fear consumed me and my every waking moment. My own perceptions of how others might view me and believing that I could not handle their imagined rejection had effectively stopped me from living. I had to do something or I knew I was not going to make it. So I cried out to Jesus. And He responded to my cry. Praise God, today fear of man is no longer my Goliath. I am learning more and more each day to trust in Jesus as my Strength and my Sufficiency, my Sanctuary and my Strong Tower into Whom I can run whenever I need comfort or protection from the storms of life. Even if I just want to laugh and talk with my Best Friend, He is living right inside my heart. How wonderful is that? Truly, we serve a wonderful God!
Brenda Miller
Excellent!! Right on time!!