David and Goliath; the battle of all battles
1st Samuel 17:1-11
¶ Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle; and they were gathered at Socoh which belongs to Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.
Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and camped in the valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array to encounter the Philistines.
The Philistines stood on the mountain on one side while Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.
Then a champion came out from the armies of the Philistines named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits ( 9 feet ) and a span ( tall ).
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze ( 125.88 pounds ).
He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron ( around 15 pounds );
his shield-carrier also walked before him.
He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, “Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me. “If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us.”
Again the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man that we may fight together.”
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
{{ if you would like more background on David and Goliath grab a bible and read !Samuel }}
{{ The telling’s of one person, a young boy, a sheep herder, the youngest in hie family, who stood up and said here am I send me.
The odds were against him, all the others young to old were too afraid to do anything, but this one young boy took on the challenge of the waring giant.
A young boy maybe around 5 feet tall took on a 9-foot warrior, with a slingshot and a smooth stone, and his adversary in full warrior garb a sword, a spear, and a javelin, with the shield-bearer in front of him. And this young boy told the giant “You come to me”. What made David so confident and brave that he could go to the enemy so boldly. }}
1st Samuel 17:45-48 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and 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 taunted.
“This day the LORD will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and 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 does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the LORD’S and He will give you into our hands.”
Then it happened when the Philistine rose and came and drew near to meet David, that David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.
{{ It was David’s faith and trust in and dedication to the LORD GOD that gave Him the ability to stand before his enemy a waring giant and declare “I will strike you down and remove your head from you”
And to run to meet the giant in battle.
GOD is not looking at your age, your self-value nor your position in life. He is looking for the ONE.
The one who has a heart after Him one who is willing to stand for truth and freedom.
ONE, are you willing to be that one for GOD?
Are you willing stand for the Lord when all looks hopeless and all others seem to be against you are you willing to stand for the LORD to say LORD here am I, send me. }}
{{ if you are One, today is that day, stand for the Lord GOD, open your heart, allow the Holy Spirit to give you the boldness and words to share His good news, tell them what the Lord Jesus has done for them, the words of salvation freely given by Christ Jesus, through His shed Blood on the cross, and their redemption through His resurrection from the grave. Tell them what the LORD has done for you
Stand for the LORD, stand in His strength and share the LORDs plan of salvation and redemption to the people around you.
We are all given the responsibility to witness to those whom the LORD has set in our path, (( as it may be to take down the giants for those who are not able to take them down them self. ))
And to do that all you only have to direct them to the Lord Christ Jesus, speak the truth of Christ to them and then allow the Holy Spirit to do the rest.
Are you a believer in, a follower of Christ Jesus?
Are you a true Christian?
Is your life dedicated to the Lord GOD?
Are you willing to or have you pledged your being, your life to Christ Jesus?
Is it Christ Jesus whom you are dedicated to for your daily needs?
Is it He and Him alone you look to for life?
Or are you a Sunday Christian, still looking to the world and others for your straight, desires, value and worth, is it still more important to you what others think of you, it fit in to their ways and desires, to be excepted by man and his ways? If so there is nothing i or any one ells can do for you, just keep being a Sunday Christian, make your appearance, get your pat on the back from all your other Sunday Christian buddy’s.
But don’t forget the word spoken by our LORD Jesus
Matthew 7:21-23
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles? And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.”
Think on these things;
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
Money, stuff and things, the approval of man, showing up at church on Sunday non of this will get you in to Heaven.
Only by doing the will of Father God will you get in.
And what is the will of Father God in your life?
That you call on and except His Son, Christ the Lord Jesus, that you give your hole being to Him, declaring Him as your LORD the savior the redeemer of your soul.
The way to do that:
Ask HIM to come in to your life,
Confess to Him you are a sinner,
Ask Him to forgive you of your sins,
Except HIS forgiveness,
turn from your former life,
for in Christ you have a new life to live,
submerge yourself in the word of GOD read the bible.
Be baptized
Matthew 3:6
and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
Mark 16:16
“He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
I like this one about being baptized
Galatians 3:27
For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
Tell all creation in the whole world the gospel of Christ the Lord. Mark
16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
This is the will of the Father in your life.
Are you willing to fallow the leading of the Holy Spirit?
Are you willing to give your all for Christ the Lord Jesus?
Are you willing to be the One, that makes a difference?
If so then stand up for Christ the Lord Jesus, and in HIS strength by the leading of the Holy Spirit slay that giants.