Have you ever faced a gigantic problem that seemed so big that you wondered if God could handle it? Israel had a big problem. A giant called Goliath! I Samuel 17 records the classic biblical confrontation between God’s chosen people and the unbelieving Philistine’s champion.
“Then it happened when the Philistine rose and drew near to meet David, that David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. And David put his hand into his bag and took from it a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead. And the stone sank into his forehead, so that he fell on his face to the ground. Thus David prevailed over the Philistine….” I Samuel 17:48-50a Measuring at least nine feet tall, and weighing in around eight hundred pounds, the taunting, trash-talking, boisterous, mocking, mammoth mountain-of-a-man has kept Saul and Israel’s crack troops at bay for forty days. Israel should have defeated the Philistines the first day. But Goliath’s thundering challenge has turned the battlefield scenario into a stalemate. Shaking in their sandals, frozen by fear, and forgetting their faith, Goliath seems bigger than Israel’s God. To Saul and Israel, Goliath was too big to hit. ENTER DAVID. Standing briefly on the sidelines, the shepherd boy sized up Goliath. He remembered back when a lion and a bear threatened him and his sheep loomed exceptionally large. But God delivered him and his flock of sheep from both preying predators by His awesome power. I can hear young David’s spiritual wheels turning. “Now Lord, this is a big boy for sure. But You are much, much bigger. Goliath is bird food in your sight. Send me and I will cut him down to size in Your mighty and glorious name!” To David, Goliath was too big to miss! You know the rest of the story. David prevailed over Goliath. Cut his head off with Goliath’s sword. Then hoisted the severed head up in victory that rallied the Israeli army to soundly defeat the Philistines. How does a young shepherd boy defeat a gigantic warrior? David’s God was bigger than the menacing giant! My friends, Goliaths are nothing to God. Just a bigger target! Full of faith and courage, David charged Goliath with his Spirit-empowered slingshot shouting in his soul “Hey giant, you are too big to miss! God makes the difference in any and every life situation. Your God is too small if a Goliath is paralyzing you with fear and preventing you from exercising go-forward faith. God is never victimized by circumstances. Neither should we be. God is always the Master. Nothing is too hard for Him…or us in His mighty name! Read your Bible. Study and discover, from cover to cover, just how BIG GOD really is. Size Him up according to scripture. Almighty God slays lions, bears, Goliaths and anything that stands in the way of His people. Jesus defeated our chief enemy, the devil, stripping the evil one of power (I John 3:8, Colossians 1:15). TRUTH: The bigger the deliverance necessary, the bigger God is! We approach life according to the size of our God! Who is bigger to you, God or Goliath? The Lord has delivered you from perplexing problems in the past. So, is He big enough to deliver you this time also? Just how big is your God?
Too big to hit or too big to miss. You choose. Serve a small God and you will fail. Serve a BIG GOD and you will always prevail! If your God is too small, start thinking tall. Shrink your troubles to their proper size by remembering how BIG YOUR GOD IS! “Once God has spoken, twice I have heard this; that power belongs to God.” Psalm 62:11 “You are from God little children and have overcome them; because greater is He (Jesus) who is in you than he (Satan) who is in the world.” I John 4:4 A Word For Your Week: Charge your Goliath’s in Jesus’ name because they are too big to miss! |
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