MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for
Thursday September 17, 2020
Topic: Faith: Key For Victory
Text: 1 Samuel 17:40 – 47
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.
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.” Matthew Henry summed up our text thus: “The
security and presumption of fools destroy them. Nothing can excel the humility,
faith, and piety which appear in David's words. He expressed his assured
expectation of success; he gloried in his mean appearance and arms, that the
victory might be ascribed to the Lord alone.” 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. “All the strength and force of man comes
from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong; he who doubts is
weak. Strong convictions precede great actions” as Adam Clarke posited. This
was true of David.
We also need faith to be strong as we face life’s challenges daily.
Keep focused and trust Him to see you through your day’s appointments and
schedules; trust Him to fight your battles and trust him to provide for your
needs.
Food for Thought: “Faith, mighty faith the promise sees and rests on that alone;
laughs at impossibilities, and says it shall be done” – Wesley
Memory verse: 1 Samuel 17 v 45
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