GodSprings - 13 June, 2016

Am I Confident About God’s Power?

David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 1 Samuel 17:45(NIV)

We might have never come face-to-face with a nine-foot-six-inch-tall warrior? But many of us have come face-to-face with a giant problem? Probably all of us. If you have ever said to yourself, How am I going to get through this? or What am I going to do? then you have come face-to-face with a giant of a problem.

I doubt if there are any who have not heard the story of David and Goliath and how this “little guy” defeated a real giant, a soldier nearly twice his size, and he did so with a rock and a sling. When something is familiar we may overlook the most important aspect. What we can often overlook is that David’s victory was not because he was a good shot or because he was very courageous, but because of his confidence.

Having confidence sometimes makes all the difference in the world to what you are trying to accomplish. His confidence was not in himself, mind you, but in God. David knew God, and he knew that God could defeat the giant that was in front of him. Everyone else only saw the giant, and he was definitely an intimidating giant, but David saw things differently. David saw a God who was bigger than any giant. David’s faith allowed him to see the problem from God’s perspective.

The battle was not finished simply because David believed that God would give him the victory. David also needed to act! Genuine faith requires action, and David picked up a few rocks and made his way toward the giant. A sling in the hand of a faithful man is mightier than a sword in the hand of a giant. Working together with David’s faith was a pure motive. David’s desire was for God to receive all the glory. From beginning to end, David wanted God’s name to be exalted and not his own.

You can vanquish any villain and defeat any enemy that stands in opposition to God by trusting that God is bigger than any giant you face. What giant are you facing? Exams, Broken Relationships, Sin, setbacks, or selfishness? Fear, finances, or failure? Discouragement, depression, or disappointments?

Faith sees that God is bigger than any giant. Faith sees what God can do. Faith seeks to give God the glory and stands on the promises of God, then steps out, knowing the victory is God’s. With a faith like David’s, you can slay any giant as you see your situation from God’s perspective. Nothing is too big for God to handle.