1st Samuel 17:45, 46, 47

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. 46: This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down, and cut off your head; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47: and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD'S and he will give you into our hand."

Yesterday, I was reading this passage, about David & Goliath. David's faith & confidence in His God astounded me. Though I know this story / incident since my childhood, yesterday, the Lord showed me how much David trusted Him. It was amazing. I mean, David hadn't seen God with his physical eyes, but He loved his God & trsuted Him completely. when goliath defied David's God, David couldnt bear it. The above verses, shows, how confident he was that his God will save him. I think, I must also trust Him with ALL my heart. Nothing can deny that truth that God is alive today and HE is all powerful. If we have such confidence and faith in Him, He will surely deliver us from all problems, even though they look so big, like Goliath.

The Bible says "4: And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.". This is about 3 metres. MAN, thats tall!! 300 cm...!!!!!!!! Can barely imagine a person so tall... And David was just a "youth. Even Saul says so in verse 33. I dont know the exact height and weight of David at that time. But I am pretty sure that he wasnt 3 metres tall. Definitely shorter than that. And he was just a shepherd boy, the youngest of the family. But Goliath... he was a trained warrior with so many weapons and shield and stuff... All David took were 5 pebbles and a sling..but , he went with the Lord of Hosts. How many times, do we face such Goliaths in our lives?? So many times, we feel small, when compared to our problems, which appear to be giants. But when we really know & understand WHO is with us, at all times, then we are able to trust Him. When we trust Him & put all of our confidence and hope in Him, He is sure to deliver. All we need is FAITH in the Lord who has promised to be with us always (mathew 28:20 - and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age." ). HE is with is always. How many times do we really understand that & praise God? If we truly understand that He is always, I mean, ALWAYS, with us, we will never doubt if we will be able to overcome a difficult situation. Is not the Lord who is with us, greater than everything and everyone?? If then, we have such an Awesome God, and if we have 100% confidence in Him, like David, then nothing can prevent us from being victorious. We need to trust in the God who is with us always. Trust Him that He is more powerful. It doesnt matter, if we dont have enuf instruments to overcome some prob, it is enuf if we are confident of the Lord our GOD. Confidence in my Almighty God, that is what I want to have in my life. PtL !!