1 Sam
17:48-54 (ESV) When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David,
David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 And David
put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the
Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on
his face to the ground.
50 So
David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck
the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Then
David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of
its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines
saw that their champion was dead, they fled. 52 And the men of Israel and Judah
rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of
Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as
Gath and Ekron. 53 And the people of Israel came back from chasing the
Philistines, and they plundered their camp. 54 And David took the head of the
Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.
NOTE: As Goliath
starts to approach, David runs toward Goliath. He gave one hundred percent,
everything that he had. He wasn't sitting or dawdling or doubting or changing
his mind. He was all in. David was skilled too. He knew how to use a sling and
his aim was good. But to hit a moving man in the forehead, well that almost
seems lucky. Of course, God was with him, and in David's words, God was
fighting the battle. So we have two things going on. David is trained. David
chooses to fight within his training. David chooses to confront evil rather
than sit on the sideline. David enters the battle fully, he does not slide in
slowly, but he runs to meet the challenge. And most importantly, David trusts
God for the results. We do have a responsibility to act and perform. And God
has a responsibility to provide the results as he sees fit.
I have been trained
for a battle. I have acted in an honorable way. I have done the best that I
could. I now wait upon God for the results.
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