The Lord does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and He will give you [Goliath] into our hands. 1 Samuel 17:47b 1. DAVID FACED THE GIANT. David ran to the battle line because he knew God was with him. (1 Samuel 17:48). Giants don’t go away when avoided, but they…

The 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,…

So David arose early in the morning and left the flock with a keeper and took the supplies and went as Jesse had commanded him. 1 Samuel 17:20 1. DAVID WAS FAITHFUL IN THE SMALL THINGS. After the prophet Samuel anointed David to be the future king of Israel, David returned to…

Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. Isaiah 40:31 1. WALK IT OUT. It often takes more faith to walk in a daily, stabilizing rhythm…

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! Luke 12:24 1. GOD IS YOUR SOURCE. I once cared for a baby crow for about a year. The wildlife experts told…

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22-23a 1. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS WORKING IN US. As Paul closed his letter to the Galatians, he highlighted the fruit of the Spirit as an outcome of a life transformed by grace. When…

I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. John 14:61. JESUS IS THE WAY. Before His crucifixion, Jesus reassured His disciples that He was going to prepare a place for them, and that they would know the way He was…

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 1. CREATED IN GOD’S IMAGE. We are spirit beings made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26-27). The Bible teaches…

Behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a…

But the greatest among you shall be your servant. Matthew 23:11 1. GOD SETS THE EXAMPLE AS BOTH SERVANT AND KING. The greatest aspect of our existence is that we be servants. The greatest in the kingdom is servant of all. Jesus didn’t come to be served but to serve (Mark…