1 Samuel 17:37 David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.
David, a mere lad, was willing and ready to go up against this giant of a man in one-on-one combat, when no one else had the courage to do so. He declared, “The Lord will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.” Where did he get such amazing faith from? From spending time with God as a shepherd boy and from repeating the words and promises of God. It also helps that he had previous personal encounters with God’s help and deliverance. If God was there in the past to deliver He will do so again today.
We can enjoy the same kind of faith as David. We spend time with God and hear the gospel word repeated, which the Spirit uses to create and build faith. By amazing grace we are able to face any giant in our life and have the confidence of victory. Jesus Christ has already defeated the giants that oppose us, and we can be sure that He will do it again in the present situation. The story of David and Goliath is written for our learning: not to honor him as someone unusual, but to see that we, too, can have the same faith in the same God.