1 Sam. 17; Ps. 9; Mt.2

Facing Goliath wasn't the first time David had faced a "giant" in his life. David had learned when he was faced with the "little" giants, a bear and a lion, to trust God. Throughout scripture we see over and over again God first allowing someone to face small trials before they are faced with the big ones. Moses had to trust that his rod would turn into a snake, long before he used it to part the red sea; Joshua depended on the Lord while leading the Israelites to cross the Jordan before he marched around the walls of Jericho. David not only remembers the trials God delivered him out of but he tells Saul. "The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine."
Trusting and having faith in God in difficult seasons are challenges that Christians face on a daily basis. It is easier to have peace and faith that God is in control when we look at the promises he has held to in His word, the promises He has fulfilled in our observations of friends and family and the covenants He has kept for us in our past. Our faith is encouraged when we recall God's faithfulness and our confidence is built-up in the promises we have yet to see fulfilled. David recognized that God would deliver him once again, David said to the Goliath, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give all of you into our hands."

No matter what challenges you face, whether financial, emotional, spiritual etc., remember God's faithfulness and claim the promises he has given you today. Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."


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