1 Samuel 17:45-46 Nothing is too hard for God

“Then David said to the Philistine, ‘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 defiled. 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

Goliath was a giant. All the Israelites feared him. David did not. He did not fear Goliath’s size, sword, spear, or javelin. David’s faith was not in his own strength or his own abilities. David’s faith was in the Lord. Goliath was no match for David. David knew God was with him. He had experienced God’s presence before and he knew without a shadow of a doubt that he was going to experience it again. He spoke what was going to happen before it happened. And what he spoke came to pass. We can learn so much from him. I don’t know what is bothering you now. I don’t know what is coming against you. Do not fear. Don’t put your faith in your own strength or your own abilities. Put your faith in the Lord. What you are going through may seem huge to you. But know for a fact that what you are going through is no match for the Lord. God is with you. You have experienced God’s presence in your past. Know without a shadow of a doubt that you are going to experience His presence and power yet again. Find scriptures to cause faith to rise up in you. Speak those scriptures out loud. Say those scriptural promises in a prayer. Make sure your prayers are full of faith. Then, sit back and let the Lord get the victory for you. Watch His word come to pass. It does not return void but accomplishes what it is sent out to do. Isaiah 55:11 says “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Be encouraged today. God is bigger than everything. He’s got this.

 Father, we thank You that You are all powerful. We thank You that we need not be afraid. The problems and difficulties that we are facing are no match for You. You are with us. We have experienced Your presence and power in the past, we know that without a shadow of a doubt we are going to experience Your presence again. We put our hope, faith, and trust in You. Bring us through victoriously. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Kimberly Lenz, Care Ministry Coordinator

Solid Rock Community Church