Remember, then Run!

I love the story of David and Goliath!  You can find the account in 1 Samuel 17. 

Every morning and evening clad in his helmet of brass, and his coat of mail that weighed five thousand shekels of brass, greaves of brass upon his legs, a target of brass between his shoulders, his shield and his spear that weighed six hundred shekels of iron, Goliath, this giant man of Gath, taunted the armies of Israel and defied God.

For forty days, the Army of Israel forgot the power of their God and feared a man.

And then a shepherd boy, by the request of his father, was sent out with food supplies to check on his brothers.

While there, David heard the blasphemous challenge of this Giant.

Let me pause here for a minute and ask you a couple of questions.

What's your battle?

Who's your Giant?

What are you going to do about it?

Who are you going to trust?

David saw the giant and REMEMBERED what God had done for him in the past.  In verses 35-37 David remembered how God had delivered him out from the paw of the lion and the bear, and because God had delivered David before, David trusted God to deliver him again.

And after he remembered what God had done, He RAN toward the army to meet the Philistine (Verse 48)

David prevailed over Goliath, slew him with one smooth stone, and RAN and stood upon the Philistine.  (Verse 51)

David REMEMBERED then RAN-

and in Victory, stood upon his enemy.

David wasn't worried about the size or strength of this Giant,

because He already knew God's!  He didn't run from this giant, he ran towards this giant, all because He remembered Who God was, and What God had already done!

I want to face my future giants by remembering what giants God delivered me from in the past...

    But that's just me!

"Faith expects from God what is beyond all expectation."  Andrew Murray