We all know about bible story of David and Goliath. I have heard so many teachings on the meaning of this chapter, that God has given us the ability and authority to slay the giants in our own lives, we should trust God to deliver us from the giants that threaten to destroy us and that Satan will never prevail when we have God as our protector.
I want to take you to a section in this chapter that I believe will give perspective on what God expects from us so that he can help us overcome the giants we face.
1 Samuel 34-40 (NIV) “But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.”
Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you.”
Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them.
“I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not used to them.” So he took them off. Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.
Saul offered David his suit of armor to protect him against Goliath. He offered his personal protection to David before he went out onto the battleground. I want to draw your attention to verse 39 “…I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not used to them.” So he took them off”.
For me, this is the most significant part of the chapter. I know that I sometimes look at some of the spiritual leaders and wish I were like them and could deliver a message with the biblical understanding that they have. I even find myself wishing that I had more money, a bigger house, a nicer car. But I believe that God is saying that He made us just the way He wants us to be. He gave us our own unique abilities and personalities. Stop trying to be someone else. Stop wishing for a different life and come before His throne and be vulnerable, be humble and be you.
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