Be Bold

He [Goliath, the Philistine] looked David over and saw that he was only a boy, ruddy and handsome, and he despised him. He said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. “Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!” David said to the Philistine, “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. 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. 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.” -1 Samuel 17:42-47

What boldness and authority David showed toward the Philistine! Without military training, without experience, and without size and strength, David refused to let the enemy get away with defying his God and His army. David knew that he was on God’s side – He KNEW. He knew that it was God who would fight the battle. As my husband has pointed out, Goliath was struck in the forehead with the stone, but he “fell on his face to the earth”…. It was God who struck down Goliath. When the enemy comes at us, do we cower and tremble in fear, or do we meet the enemy head on, ready to experience the victory that comes from standing upon the promises of God and trusting Him to fight the battle?