A New Lesson From Goliath

1 Samuel 17:4-11(NKJV)

4And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 

5He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. 

6And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders. 

7Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him. 

8Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. 

9If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us.” 

10And the Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.” 

11When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

We all know the story of Goliath right?  Great big dude who faced off with Saul and the Israelites.  Then David the Sheppard boy comes along and kills Goliath when everyone else was afraid to try.  David did this by relying on God.

Here is the cool thing about being in the Word consistently.  God has promised the Holy Spirit to guide and reveal things to us.  Here is the revelation lesson I got today.

See the second highlighted part above?  That is Goliath talking to Saul and the Israelites.  Here is the lesson.  Don't let the enemy define the battle! 

In this case Goliath is trying to goad Saul and the Israelites into sending one guy out to represent the whole Army.  Who fights wars like that?  NOBODY!  But the Philistines greatest strength was having this giant on their side and he wanted to use that strength. 

And the sad thing was that the Israelis let him.  They let him define the battle and if it hadn't been for David relying on God to help him kill Goliath, all would have been lost.

So no matter who or what Goliath you are facing there are two lessons here.  Lesson number one.  Don't let your Goliath define the battle.  Lesson number two.  When you depend on God there is no reason to fear your Goliath.  God has already given you the tools to be victorious!