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DAVID AND GOLIATHPART 2: CONFIDENCE THAT FLOWS FROM CONNECTION
July 16, 2025The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” 1 Samual 17:37a
1. DAVID FOSTERED FAITH BY REMEMBERING WHAT GOD HAD DONE BEFORE. When King Saul heard David wanted to fight Goliath, he told David he couldn’t win. But David responded by remembering how God helped him kill a lion and a bear when they attacked his sheep – and how Goliath would be no different because he had taunted “the armies of the living God” (1 Samuel 17:33-36).
2. DAVID RELIED ON GOD, NOT METHODOLOGY. Saul offered David his armor, but David took it off. He later told Goliath, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts” (1 Samuel 17:45). Saul had his methods, Goliath had his, but only David trusted in God.
3. DAVID STAYED CONNECTED TO GOD. David was strong in the Lord because he fellowshipped with God (Psalm 27). The people of Israel had lost connection and were in retreat mode. But David lived what Jesus told us: “He who abides in Me… bears much fruit” (John 15:5). Our fellowship with God is the most important part of any battle.
Use your past breakthroughs to connect the points of God’s faithfulness in your life. The God who delivered you then will deliver you now.
DEFINITION
con·nect, verb
To knit or link together. Connecting items of information to reveal something previously hidden or unknown.
SAY THIS OUT LOUD:
The Lord is my light and my salvation. The Lord is the defense of my life. My heart will not fear. I will be confident. (Psalm 27:1-3) The same God who delivered me before will deliver me again (1 Samuel 17:37).
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“Connect, V.” American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Harper Collins Publishers, 2022, https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=connect.
