As David hears the taunts of Goliath his heart is instantly dismayed that the Philistine giant would mock the armies of who David called “the living God.” what reverence he felt for God & His holy honor!
But what I love hear is the faith that had been stirred up in David’s soul well before this impossible contest. David reminds his king Saul that God had miraculously helped him fend off (plural form) lions and bears. This deserves more reflection. Goliath was nearly 10 feet tall. But he ain’t no lion or bear. A lion in Africa country, a young one at that, once killed 9 warriors at one time among the Maasai tribe just a few years ago. Translation: To rescue a lamb from a lion’s mouth is nothing short of the miraculous. Yet David tells his king God had done this more than once in his short career.
To David Goliath is nothing because he has seen God’s faithfulness in his past with obstacles and situations that were just as adverse if not more. How else could a boy run towards a 10 foot professional warrior without one trace of fear? How did he do it? Because he’d seen God’s ability to rescue him before. He had no doubt God would rescue him again and prevail.
When no one else was watching, when no one else cares, God was taking care of David miraculously. Now that he was on the world stage, all the pressure mounted, David understood that God was no less capable and willing.
What’s the lesson? Remember the lions and bears that God rescued you from when no one cared or was watching. This will equip you with the assurance that God will do no less on a world stage. God has been whipping lions and bears and giants since the dawn of time. He’s good at it too. Trust Him.
