Be courageous and confident
October 4th, 2006
Recently I was reading the story of David and Goliath to my daughter before bed one evening. As we read through the story we were reminded that Goliath was 9 feet tall and was a powerful warrior who had killed all who had come before him. David was the exact opposite. He was small, young and inexperienced as a warrior.
On the surface of things it would have seemed like a simple victory to Goliath. Instead David was confident he would defeat Goliath as he knew God was with him and this was something God would help him with. He boldly proclaimed that he would defeat Goliath. He was courageous and confident.
One thing that stood out for me as read through the story was that David did not wait for Goliath to approach him and then start fighting. He was so confident and bold that he ran towards the battle line to engage Goliath front on (see 1 Samuel 17.48).
Now I don’t know about you, but running up to a 9 foot tall warrior who had defeated many of your countrymen is not high on my to do list! But I guess if it was something God had called and strengthened me to do I would feel a little more confident and courageous…just like David did all those years ago.