2021-10-31
1 Samuel 17:46 NLT
Goliath’s ancestors were Israel’s long-standing enemies. And when Joshua entered the Promised Land, he annihilated them all – except the inhabitants of Gath where Goliath hailed from. Why is that important to note? Because if you don’t kill the enemy and cut off his head, he’ll rise to fight you again.
Maybe you’re wrestling with issues your parents and grandparents grappled with; things like addiction, marriage problems, anger, worry and depression. David put “five…stones from a stream…into his shepherd’s bag” (v. 40 NLT) because he didn’t know how many he’d need to do the job. And there are certain “stones” you need to take with you to conquer the giants in your life.
(1) Be relentless. It may take more than a day, a month, or even a year to see results. But with God’s help you’ll win if you persevere.
(2) Get God involved. God’s priority is His reputation, and David’s objective was to defend it by declaring, “There is a God in Israel” (v. 46 NLT).
(3) Keep praying and believing God for victory. “Prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare” (Ephesians 6:18 MSG). Rehearsing your hurts won’t heal them and cataloguing your problems won’t solve them. But prayer will.
(4) Recall your earlier victories. David announced, “God, who delivered me from the…lion and…bear, will deliver me from this Philistine” (1 Samuel 17:37 MSG). When you’re afraid of the future, call to mind God’s past faithfulness: “Remember the wonders he…performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given” (1 Chronicles 16:12 NLT). With God’s help you can conquer the giants in your life!
Soul food: Deut 18:9-18; Dan 2; Isa 47:5-15; Acts 16:16-34
1 Samuel 17:46 NLV
Goliat se voorvaders was Israel se jarelange vyande. Toe Josua die Beloofde Land binnegegaan het, het hy hulle almal uitgewis – behalwe die inwoners van Gat waarvandaan Goliat gekom het. Hoekom is dit belangrik om dit op te let? Want indien jy nie die vyand doodmaak en sy kop afkap nie, sal hy weer opstaan om teen jou te veg. Miskien stoei jy met dieselfde kwessies waarmee jou ouers en grootouers gesukkel het; dinge soos verslawing, huweliksprobleme, woede, bekommernis en depressie. Dawid het ‘…vyf gladde klippies in die spruit [gesoek] en… dit in sy slingersak [gesit]…’ (vers40 NLV).Daar is sekere ‘klippies’ wat jy saam met jou moet neem om die reuse in jou lewe te oorwin.
1) Wees meedoënloos. Dit mag dalk meer as ‘n dag, ‘n maand, of selfs ‘n jaar neem om resultate te sien. Met God se hulp sal jy egter oorwin, mits jy volhou.
2) Betrek God. God se prioriteit is sy reputasie en Dawid se doelwit was om sy naam te verdedig deur te verklaar dat Israel God se volk is (sien vers 47 NLV).
3) Hou aan bid en glo God vir jou oorwinning. ‘Doen dit alles biddend en smeek God by elke geleentheid deur die Gees…’ (Efesiërs 6:18 AFR86).
4) Onthou jou vroeër oorwinnings. Dawid het aangekondig: ‘Die Here wat my uit die kloue van die leeu en die beer gered het, sal my ook red van hierdie Filistyn!’ (1 Samuel 17:37 NLV). Wanneer jy vir die toekoms bang is, onthou God se getrouheid in die verlede. ‘Dink oor die wonders wat Hy gedoen het, die wonderwerke en die oordele wat Hy uitgespreek het’ (1 Kronieke 16:12 NLV).
Met God se hulp kan jy die reuse in jou lewe oorwin!
Sielskos: Deut 18:9-18; Dan 2; Jes 47:5-15; Hand 16:16-34
1 Samuel 17:46 NLT
Goliath’s ancestors were Israel’s long-standing enemies. And when Joshua entered the Promised Land, he annihilated them all, except the inhabitants of Gath where Goliath hailed from. It’s important to remember that, because it shows that if we don’t completely destroy the issues we’re facing, they’ll rise to fight again. David put ‘five…stones from a stream…into his shepherd’s bag’ (v.40 NLT) because he didn’t know how many he’d need to finish the job. And there are certain ‘stones’ we need to take with us to conquer the giants in our lives.
1) Be relentless. It might take more than a day, a month, or even a year to see results. But with God’s help we’ll win if we persevere.
2) Get God involved. David declared, ‘There is a God in Israel’ (v.46 NLT). He made sure to bring God right into the centre of the situation, and God came through for Him.
3) Keep praying and believing God for victory. ‘Prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare’ (Ephesians 6:18 MSG). Replaying and going over our hurts again and again won’t heal them, and ignoring our problems won’t solve them. But prayer will.
4) Remember earlier victories. David announced, ‘GOD, who delivered me from the…lion and…bear, will deliver me from this Philistine’ (1 Samuel 17:37 MSG). When we’re afraid of the future, we should try to call to mind God’s past faithfulness to us: ‘Remember the wonders he…performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given’ (1 Chronicles 16:12 NLT). With God’s help, we can conquer any giants that life throws at us.
Deut 18:9-18; Dan 2; Isa 47:5-15; Acts 16:16-34
2021-10-30
Luke 10:19 NLT
When he went out to fight Goliath, David said, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord…and he will give you to us!” (1 Samuel 17:45, 47 NLT). Nobody in King Saul’s army seemed to have factored God into the equation, but David talked about nothing else. He saw what they didn’t, and refused to be intimidated by what they did. He believed that the God he served was bigger than the giant he faced. Do you believe that too? Do you see God as bigger than your problem?
If you’re in a situation where there appears to be no way out, instead of wasting time and energy dwelling on your own weaknesses and shortcomings, stand on God’s Word and start talking about His power. You won’t win if you fight in your own strength, so don’t try it! David said, “This is the Lord’s battle” (v. 47 NLT). And God has never lost a battle!
So confront your giant in the name of the Lord and declare: “Giant of divorce, you aren’t entering my home; depression, you won’t conquer me; alcohol, bigotry, child abuse, insecurity, lust, you’re coming down!” The Bible says, “When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard [flag of victory] against him” (Isaiah 59:19 NKJV).
There are three things Satan can’t withstand: God’s Word, Christ’s blood, and the name of Jesus. When you use those things you’ll bring him down every time – just like David toppled Goliath!
Soul food: 1 John 3:11-5:21; John 7:25-44; Ps 104:27-35; Prov 24:29
Luke 10:19 NLT
When David went out to fight Goliath he said, ‘You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD…and he will give you to us!’ (1 Samuel 17:45, 47 NLT). Nobody in King Saul’s army seemed to have included God in the equation, but David didn’t talk about anything else. He saw what they didn’t see, and he refused to be intimidated by what they did see. He believed that the God he served was bigger than the giant he faced.
We need to see God as bigger than our problems, too. When we’re in a situation where there doesn’t seem to be any way out, instead of dwelling on our own weaknesses and wishing things were different, we should stand on God’s Word and start talking about His power.
We won’t win if we fight only in our own strength, so we shouldn’t even try it. David said, ‘This is the LORD’s battle’ (v.47 NLT). And God has never lost a battle. That means we can confront our giants in the name and strength of God and declare: ‘Giant of fear, you aren’t coming near me. Giant of worry, you won’t conquer me. Giant of insecurity, of addiction, of doubt, God’s taking you down.’
The Bible says, ‘When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard [flag of victory] against him’ (Isaiah 59:19 NKJV). There are three things Satan can’t withstand: God’s Word, Christ’s blood, and the name of Jesus. When we use those things, we’ll bring him down every time – just like David toppled Goliath.
1 John 3:11-5:21; John 7:25-44; Ps 104:27-35; Prov 24:29
