David

David and Goliath,

As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual defiance, and David heard it. —1 Samuel 17:23 | NIV84

benayim = the man in the space between

Choose a man and have him come down to me. If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.” Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the ranks of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.” —1 Samuel 17:8-10 | NIV84

On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.
—1 Samuel 17;11 | NIV84
God doesn’t call us to cling to what’s comfortable; He calls us to change the world.

Who is this pagan Philistine anyway, that he is allowed to defy the armies of the living God?”
—1 Samuel 17:26 | NLT
Anytime you’re ready to do something daring for God, there will always be someone ready to discourage you.

When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the desert? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is. —1 Samuel 17:28 | NIV84

“David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart.” —Acts 13:22 | NIV84

Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a boy, and he has been a fighting man from his youth.” —1 Samuel 17:33 | NIV84

“The LORD… will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” —1 Samuel 17:37 | NIV84

Saul’s focus is on David’s strength. David’s focus in on God’s Strength.

Saul said to David, “Go, and the LORD be with you.” —1 Samuel 17:37 | NIV84

…with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine. —1 Samuel 17:40 | NIV84

Our God is Bigger.

He said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. —1 Samuel 17:43 | NIV84

David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will hand you over to me. —1 Samuel 17:45-46 | NIV84

No matter what you’re facing, our God is bigger.

Then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines. —1 Samuel 17:52 | NIV84

What courageous thing does God want you to do right now?