Know Who You Are

In I Samuel : 17, we read a very familiar story - the story we have heard from when we were this small - the story of David and Goliath. And this story appealed to me afresh the other day when i was reading it. What made David different from everyone else? What set him apart? What made David defeat Goliath? All these questions are answered by just one thing - David knew one really vital thing that King Saul and the entire Israelite army had for a moment forgotten - that they served a LIVING GOD. 

In verse 26, we see the supreme scorn that David had for Goliath - "Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?". His perspectives were all right! Saul's and the army's eyes were blocked by Goliath's height, weight, and fierceness. Only David saw him for what he really was - a wretched, uncircumcised Philistine who dared to come against the army of the living God. David did not for even a second forget what the Lord had done for the Israelites all their lives. He knew that the Israelites - that included him - served a living God - the only God - and that therefore, they were practically invincible. He knew who he was.

Not only did he know who he was, but he also knew whom he served. It is this complete trust in the Lord and His provision that made David unlike the others around him. while the others were trembling with fear, David went boldly up to Goliath and defeated him with nothing but a stone! what the trained Israelite army and an anointed king could not achieve, the shepherd boy did because he knew whom he served. if we are this certain all the time about whom we serve, there will be revival and miracles everywhere and everyday. 

David also knew whom to trust. He did not put his faith on anything else - the army behind him, the King, or the King's armour. He put his trust in the one who really and truly mattered - the Lord most high. He gave the battle over to the Lord and went in His name. no wonder then that the Philistine fell. He never had a chance!

Get the right perspective! See the Lord for who He is - the almighty God who is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent. also see the devil for what he is - not a roaring lion but a defeated beast trying his best to confuse and trick us into believing he still has power - a dead beast who dares to defy the people of the Living God!