It’s Time to Take that Giant Down!

As a child, I was always fascinated by the story of David and Goliath. It was probably one of the most popular children’s church stories around. As I grew older, the story somehow began to intensify in meaning as I began to grasp more of the details surrounding the story.

Today, as I sit contemplating young, inexperienced David, I realize he was more than just a boy with a sling. He was a young man who had developed a confidence in GOD like none other. He had a trust in GOD’s ability to do whatever He wished to do through anyone He desired to do it through. GOD chose David because He knew David’s heart commitment unto Him and his openness to be used by GOD in great ways.

As I reflect back, I see young David, too young yet to fight in the king’s military, going out to the battlefield carrying food to his brothers. While there one day, Goliath the giant comes out from the camp of the enemy and he begins taunting the Israelites and cursing the name of their GOD. A terrible shudder swept across the fighting men of Israel and they cowered in fear for their lives.

David, merely a shepherd boy, had a heart of steel. He had spent many hours developing an intimacy between himself and GOD during the long nights of guarding his sheep. It was nothing for him to encounter lions and bears and packs of wolves and, without giving it second thought, he would destroy them before they could wipe out his little flock.

As the giant came out raving and ranting that day, David was overwhelmed by the lack of fortitude in his fellow Israelites. He could not believe the fear that was allowed to rise within his brothers’ hearts and lives. He was determined to take this giant down. He went to the brook, picked up a few stones and with only a sling-shot in his hand, he went out and confronted the giant.

David looked up at the giant and the final words that giant would ever hear were these: “Today, the Lord will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down, cut your head off, and give the corpses of the Philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the creatures of the earth. Then all the world will know that Israel has a God, and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the Lord saves, for the battle is the Lord’s. He will hand you over to us” (1 Samuel 17:46-47 HCSB). With one small stone empowered by the Spirit of GOD, the giant came down!

Today, you may be struggling in your life? Evil giants have crept in and stolen your joy, your peace, your happiness? Maybe your giant is an addiction problem? Maybe an addiction problem in someone you love and care for? Maybe your giant destroyed your home and family? Whatever means the enemy has devised against you to attempt to destroy, with the power of GOD, you can take that giant down!  

In the name of Jesus and through the power of His Spirit, your little stone can become a huge boulder. That evil that has arrayed against you will come down. Pronounce judgement upon your giant today in the same way David did: “Today, the Lord will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down… the battle is the Lord’s. He will hand you over to us.”   

Scripture Reading: “I will thank the Lord with all my heart; I will declare all Your wonderful works. I will rejoice and boast about You; I will sing about Your name, Most High. When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. For You have upheld my just cause; You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge. You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. The enemy has come to eternal ruin; You have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished. But the Lord sits enthroned forever; He has established His throne for judgment” (Psalm 9:1-7 HCSB).

Personal Prayer: Father, I realize I have never fully utilized the giftings and talents You have given me. I also realize that when I do, I am trusting in the ability of those particular giftings rather than in the ability of the One who has given them to me. Today, I ask You to help me to be strong in You, to stand up for Your name, to fulfill Your mission in and for my life. I desire to be used of You, but I realize to do all of this, I must continue to become more intimate and in love with You. I realize I must learn to be obedient to You in all things. For all these things, I seek Your help, O Lord!…in Jesus’ name…AMEN!

(Excerpted from my future book: “Securing Your Victory in the Face of the Enemy!”)