Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see - Hebrews 11:1.
David's faith is so unshakable even before going to fight with Goliath as the downlifting words of other people did not affect him in anyway to go forward. Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was aroused against David, and he said, “Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.”- 1 Samuel 17:28. And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.” - 1 Samuel 17:33.
David built his faith by recalling the past victories God had given before. Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine - 1 Samuel 17:37.
Confession of faith & trust in God's power
David did not had sword, spear or javelin to fight with Goliath. But in faith he confessed that he comes with the name of the Lord who will deliver Goliath into his hand and the battle is the Lord's. Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, 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. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands" - 1 Samuel 17:45-47.
Victory over Goliath
David faced Goliath with no fear as he had the faith that the battle is the Lord’s. He killed Goliath just with a sling and a stone. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it - 1 Samuel 17:50,51.
We walk by faith, not by sight - 2 Corinthians 5:7.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Like David, let us walk by faith and not by sight. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
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