TRIUMPH

Today's reading: 1 Samuel 16-20

"So David triumphed over the Philistine giant with only a stone and a sling. And since he had no sword, he ran over and pulled Goliath's sword from its sheath. David used it to kill the giant and cut off his head." 1 Samuel 17:50-51 NLT

Goliath was not the last, or only, giant to torment, threaten and intimidate God's children.

Giant temptations, giant doubts and giant fears run rampant today--yes, even in 2023.

So, Christian brothers and sisters, how do we fight them?

You can carry with you a stone and sling, if that's what you want. But we have been given stronger, mightier, handier and more proven tools--God's power and God's promises!

Are you stopping your giants in their tracks with the Word of the Lord? The very words which have spoken this world into existence, calmed raging seas and thrown enemy armies into chaos to the point they fight themselves?

Are you standing strong in the face of your giant on God's promises? The very promises that have proven themselves worthy of our trust for decades upon decades?

As surely as the enemy is going to show up in your day, you have available to you weapons to fight him.

Use them. Trust them.