And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
1 Samuel 17:36
Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
1 Samuel 17:45
Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with 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 defied.
Tag: Standing for God by Standing with God
In each of the above verses we see a theme. 1 Samuel 17 is the story of David and the giant, Goliath. David has shown up to a sword and spear fight with a sling and stones in his hand. If he were fighting for himself that would be a problem. But, as we read in these verses, he is showing up with God in his heart and the defiance of Goliath in his head. He dares Goliath to continue to defy God. David is fighting for God and with God at the same time. God will fight for us, if we will fight with and for Him. David will become a hero in Israel. His name will be song in the streets. He will eventually become the king of Israel. However, it all began on a day when he showed up with a sling for a sword fight. But, he had God on his side. God takes the little things (a sling and a stone) and makes them big. Think of the maid who whispered to Nahum about is leprosy (2 Kings 5:1-3). These are people who were small but God used for something BIG. Think of the little nephew of Paul who spoke up about a plot to kill Paul (Acts 23:16). To do these things you have to think bigger than yourself. You have to believe in a God bigger than your problems. You can only Stand for God if you are Standing With God!!!
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