Mighty

In God’s word we read of mighty men and women that stood through tests and trials.  David was a small young man who believed that God was able to do mighty things.  David looked at Goliath and he didn’t see a giant but He knew that when he came in the Name of The Lord that God would go before him.  When the army seen Goliath fear gripped their hearts and they were afraid to stand up against the enemy.  The men in the army were making fun of David because he was only a shepherd who tended to the sheep.  He had no experience in the army.  When David took those five pebbles in his hand he believed that God was going to defeat the enemy.  When David slew the giant with one pebble, He said, I come in the Name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.  This day the Lord will deliver thee into mine hand and I will smite thee.  David went on to tell Goliath that he would cut his hand off and give it to the fowls of the air and to the wild beasts to eat.  Goliath was probably laughing at David because his armor would protect him and he was a giant facing a young man who knew nothing about war.  He was arrayed with a helmet of brass to protect his head, coat of bronze that weighed 125 lbs., and the end of his spear weighed 15 lbs., with all this armor and his height Goliath felt unstoppable.  Goliath had the entire Israelite army afraid to stand up and fight him.  What could this young boy do to him?  When the enemy comes against us we may feel that what we are facing is as big as Goliath and that we can’t defeat it.  We may be small, medium or large but we serve a God who is Mighty and He goes before us when we seek Him and release the problems to Him.  We must remember that our warfare is not against flesh and blood but against principalities and rulers of this dark world.  When we stand up in the Name of Jesus Christ and begin to proclaim that we are children of the King and that no weapon formed against us shall prosper the enemy runs because he can’t come where the blood has been applied.  David became the King of Israel and was a Man after God’s own heart.  David knew that his strength came from the Lord.  We see in David’s life that he faced many trials and some of these were brought on by his choices.  David fled from Saul when he was seeking to kill him.  David did not allow fear to grip his heart and give up but he continued to trust in the Lord.  Even when David could have done harm to Saul, he refused to touch God’s anointed.  When David sinned he always turned to the Lord in 
humbleness and repentance seeking the face of the Lord for his life.  Oh, that we would have a heart like David.  God’s word tells us that we are to love him with all our heart, soul and mind.  I must know that I am an overcomer in Christ and that I can do all things through Christ; which strengthens me.   No matter what comes our way we must stand upon the Word of God and not allow fear to grip our hearts.  Our God is Mighty and we can do all things through Him!