FAITH:
KEY FOR VICTORY: Devotion for Monday August 15, 2016
Text:
1 Samuel 17:40 – 47 Memory
verse: v 45
David approached the Goliath with faith in
Jesus and not sword which signifies the five stones he took. JESUS and FAITH
are five letters each. These are what we need in our Christian race and
endeavour. They are the most priceless things that can grant us victory,
breakthrough, open doors, protection, healing, etc, we need in life on this
earth.
When David appeared, Goliath looked at him
with disdain and these were his word: "Am I a dog that you come to me with
sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.” The security and
presumption of fools destroy them because of their overconfidence in what they
have or what they have achieved. They forget so easily that it is
neither by power nor by might but the spirit of God.
David words to Goliath epitomize humility,
faith, and goodness which should be seen in the words that come out of the
mouth of a true Christian. His words expressed his assured hope of success
which God gives to those who trust in Him. David did not glory in his small stature
and no arms. The reason for this is that the victory he will get from the fight
against Goliath might be ascribed to none other than the Lord God. How foolish
Goliath acted because, he thought all his victories were of his gods but God
brought him to Israel to humiliate him since he failed to acknowledge God as
source of his victories.
The size and stature of Goliath could have deterred
anyone but not David. He was optimistic that God will see him through even as God
promised in Deuteronomy 20:1–4. His words were filled with humility, faith and
confidence of success because he knows His God. The strength or power of man
comes from his faith in things unseen. If you believe in the unseen power, you will
be strong and excel but if you doubt the unseen, you are bound to be weak and fail.
It often said that strong convictions precede great actions. This was true of
David. He believed God and received strength with which he overcame Goliath. We
also need faith to be strong as we face life’s challenges daily.
Food
for Thought: “Faith,
mighty faith the promise sees and rests on that alone; laughs at
impossibilities, and says it shall be done” - Wesley
Prayer: Lord, as I meditate daily on your word, build my faith so that I will laugh at impossibilities, and say it shall be done in Jesus name.
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