This day will the Lord deliver thee
into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I
will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls
of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know
that there is a God in Israel. (1 Samuel 17:46)
Saying the words that we read above
required a lot of courage and faith and David finally did what he said.
Interestingly, David started off by saying, "This day will the Lord
deliver thee into mine hand....." and not "This day I will smite
thee..." because he knew that without the Lord intervening he wouldn't be
able to do anything. Here was a giant who had created terror among the
Israelites for 40 days and to say the words above either would make people
think that he was crazy or he had some magical powers.
Even when Goliath looked David over
he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
Must have been in the movies, the
fella; and here he was challenging a giant.
No wonder then that Saul commented:
"Thou art not able to go against
this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of
war from his youth." (1 Samuel 17:33)"
They all called him a youth, but this
fellow had guts, so as to say, and did not back out. And the rest as they say
is "history"
Paul the apostle, writing to Timothy
said,
"Don't let anyone look down on
you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in
life, in love, in faith and in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12)"
Has God called you to minister for
him? Forget about them who look down on you because you are young. As Paul
says,
"Set an example for the
believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity"
Remember, many called David a youth
and a youth he was when he confronted Goliath, but the Lord did great things
through him. Trust in the Lord. He will do great things through you too. But
remember to give him all the glory.
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