Today we are reading 1 Samuel 17. In this chapter we read about David’s battle with Goliath. “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. 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, 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.”” 1 Samuel 17:45-47 ESV This dramatic story is known world-wide. David defeats the ultimate warrior who is outfitted with very impressive weapons and armor. David is small and only has his staff, his shepherd’s bag, a sling and five stones—but the battle is not about weapons. It’s not even about David or Goliath. It’s about the One True God versus the pagan false gods. There is no contest! It’s not even fair! Every false god is infinitely weaker than our God. May God bless you with the confidence He gave David! Pastor Tim
