1 Samuel 17:41-50
41 Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming closer to David.
42 He looked David over and saw that he was only a boy, ruddy and handsome, and he despised him.
43 He said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44 "Come here," he said, "and I'll give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!"
45 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.
46 This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, 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."
48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

Scripture here says how David, a shepherd defeated the mighty Goliath.

Goliath, a Philistine is a great warrior well trained in battle right from his childhood. Verse 4 to 7 talks about his gigantic figure and the armor he was wearing! Believe it or not, as per the scriptures the weight of his armor was around 110 kilograms! Even a mere look at him can terrify people.

Now David was a young man taking care of the sheep in his father’s household, gentle but yet had enormous zeal, zeal to protect his sheep and the zeal not to defy anything that belongs to the Lord.

When the Philistine challenged Israel, David was vehement to protect his God’s own people. He was never terrified by Goliath‘s armor or his huge appearence but he was innocent enough to have his full trust in the Lord and brought the mighty philistine down with just a sling shot! David knew he need not require a big sword or shield to protect him but instead went forward in the ‘Name of the Lord’ with whatever he had and defeated the philistine!

Verse 37 & 47 teaches us how far “faith in Lord” can change a man’s life; giving him confidence from nowhere and enables him to do great things for God! No matter if you have BIG problems in front of you today like the Goliath here, all you have to do is trust and believe that you have a BIGGER God who looks down on your problems which are very small to Him. God has the authority to bring your problems DOWN and Lift you UP. Think about your faith in God today. Do you really trust Him like David did?

Prayer idea

David was diligent in taking care of his responsibilities. What responsibilities you can take up to make the church glorious? What ways you can be more diligent in taking care of the responsibilities you have now?