A TEST OF FAITH #2

BLOG #57 - 5/29/2020

Goliath was a Philistine soldier who was over nine feet tall and maybe as much as nine feet nine inches tall. As this world goes, Goliath’s size would intimidate me. Goliath seemed to be invincible. He challenged the Israelites to choose a man who would go against him. All the Israeli soldiers were afraid of Goliath. None of them were willing to fight against him.  

David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine” (1 Samuel 17:37, NIV). Obviously, David did not think Goliath was invincible nor was he afraid of him.    

Goliath had the carnal weapons for war. He had a spear, a sword, and a shield. Goliath also had size and military experience. David only had the ordinary weapons of a shepherd boy. However, with a sling shot and one round stone David hit Goliath in the forehead and killed him.

If we have the same amount of faith David had in God, what do you think would happen? I believe the Lord would do things through us that we would have thought were impossible!

The Bible says, even “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you” (Luke 17:6, NIV). That is, “both the source and the object of all genuine faith - even the weak mustard seed variety – is God,” so says the Bible expositor, John MacArthur.