FAITH CAPSULE: There is power in keeping and using the testimonies of God when it is declared against the enemy.

1 Samuel 17:1-51

The champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath was described, “…height was six cubits and a span. He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.  And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders.  Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him.” (1 Samuel 17:4-7) Physically, Goliath possessed all that it takes to be unstoppable.

By virtue of his description, under no circumstances should no man who is born with the right mind volunteer to go and battle Goliath. However, one with the mind of God, possess all that it takes to challenge and defeat Goliath. David a young shepherd was identified by God as a man after His own heart. (1 Samuel 13:14) David was also described by his eldest brother Eliab, as one with pride and the insolence of heart (1 Samuel 17:28) Brothers saw him as boldly disrespectful or shamelessly bold. Despite what the brothers saw and said about him, he was not intimidated from not taking on Goliath.

What man sees and say about you is countless if God sees you different. David, a man after God’s own heart had nothing to fight the might of Goliath, but his testimony and declaration was rooted in what God can do and what God has done. David testified and declared, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.” (1 Samuel 17:45-46)

There is power in keeping and using the testimonies of God when it is declared against the enemy. The word of Psalm 119:2 buttress the power of testimonies stating, “Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart!”  David sought God by testifying and declaring God; God responded on behalf of David; great Goliath with great height fell; Goliath became a story to the glory of God forever.

Prayer for today: Ask by reminding God that He is not a partial God. Ask for the same grace which delivers victory for David against Goliath.