1 Samuel 17:12-25NIV 12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse,who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old. 13 Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war: The firstborn was Eliab; the second, Abinadab; and the third, Shammah. 14 David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul, 15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem. 16 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand. 17 Now Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp. 18 Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some assurance from them.19 They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.” 20 Early in the morning David left the flock in the care of a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry. 21 Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other.22 David left his things with the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were.23 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.24 Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from him in great fear. 25 Now the Israelites had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes in Israel.”
**David refused to pay attention to the Giant. **
The giant was doing a lot of talking BUT DAVID HAD A LISTING PROBLEM.<<<
POINTS.
You can’t help what you hear, but you choose what you listen to. Not about ignoring, its all about being More Than Conquerors. Not about hiding it’s about coming out in the Boldness Of Who God says I am not the world.
• vs 26 Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?” • vs 45 “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. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”
David didn’t go to the battlefield to listen to the Giant speak, David went to the battlefield because he listened to The Spirit of The Living God !
We are Anointed of God! SHOUT THAT, I AM ANOINTED OF GOD!
David was anointed King, You and I are Kings and Priest, We are Royal people.
It took 15 years for David to assume the throne he was anointed for, Just because it hasn’t happened yet isn’t and NO, it’s a JUST YOU WAIT FOR IT!!! TACKLE FUEL
1 Peter 2:9-12 (NLT)You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
5 Stones: The five smooth stones David had in his pouch represent what David carried in his heart:
(1) Faith; (2) Trust; (3) Courage; (4) Obedience; and (5) Praise.
Whenever we face any kind of giant in our lives, we can carry these five stones with us wherever we go and face each giant one stone at a time and receive victory!
Let The Word of God TALK!!
