1 Samuel 17:45-47

1 Samuel 17:45-47 ^ESV

Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. ⁴⁶ This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, ⁴⁷ and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hand."

 

Goliath had defied the God of Israel.  David would have none of it.  He was young, we’re not really sure how old he was.  (I’m guessing that he wasn’t as big as Michelangelo’s statue makes him out to be.)  But the size of the warrior is entirely besides the point; the Lord is big enough to win a battle with a small child.

 

The point is that David fought for two reasons:

1.   “that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel”

2.   “and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear”

 

When we fight for the honor of God more than the honor of ourselves or any other mere human, then God will honor us.  Make sure the hills that you fight on are hills that are won for the glory of God, then you will have honor because God Himself with honor you.

 

Praise You Father that You win battles for Your own glory.

Praise You Son that You won the great battle already.

Praise You Spirit that You will win our battles against sin in our own hearts.

 

Your fellow soldier in Christ,

Pastor Greg