David and Goliath; Who Really Won?

Just about everyone knows the story of David and Goliath.  I read that story, and feel sorry for this little guy who goes out on the battle field and gets trounced.  He doesn't know what hit him.  He might as well have gone out there naked holding a feather to fight with.  It's kind of sad to see the little guy overwhelmingly defeated.  Poor Goliath.

You see this may be the story of David and Goliath, but its the battle of God and Goliath.  Goliath never stood a chance.  He thought he was fighting some peach fuzz faced boy who had never fought against another man, but actually Goliath was doing battle with the all powerful, immortal, King of the Universe.  The God, whose very words could create or destroy, was to decide the fate of this little human warrior arrayed in his worthless armor and wielding his ineffective weapons.

David was merely the vessel God used to kill Goliath.  David knew better then to go into battle with this Giant alone.   David never threatened Goliath with his skills.  He wasn't out there in his own power or ever the power of King Saul.  Goliath had not insulted David or the Israeli armies. He had defied God Himself. David was there in the name of the Lord.  David simply stepped out in faith that God would deliver Goliath into his hands. 

1 Samuel 17: 45-46  45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

46 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 carcases 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.

Today the church has many Goliaths coming at us.  We plan and organize our resistance against them. We organize rallies,  training sessions, conferences, meeting and marches.  We find political candidates to promote whom we find closest to our beliefs.  We do everything humanly possible.

What we need to do is find out what God says, and let Him fight the battle.  He very well might have you organize something, but then you will be doing it with Him, instead of alone. Then you will stand in the middle of the battlefield with God's strength and skills.  Let your Goliath fight God.  He is the one whom they are defying, and He is the one who should fight the battle.  

Photo Credit: Tiziano Vecelli - David and Goliath by Shimbleshanks1