IMITATE THEIR FAITH/DAVID

Conclusion of "JEHOVAH WILL SURRENDER YOU INTO MY HAND"

David was not blind to Goliath's size or his weapons. Yet David refused to let such things daunt him. He did not make the mistake that Saul and the members of his army did.  David did not compare himself to Goliath. Instead, he looked at Goliath in comparison with Jehovah.  Standing some nine and half feet (2.9 m) tall, Goliath towered over other man, but how big was he compared to the Sovereign of the universe?  Really, like any human, he was barely more than an insect-in this case, one that Jehovah was ready to exterminate!

David ran toward his foe, reaching into his bag for a stone. He loaded his sling and whirled it over his head until it fairly whistled. Goliath, perhaps close behind his shield-bearer, advance toward David. Goliath's great height may actually have been a disadvantage for him, since a shield-bearer of normal size could hardly have raised a shield high enough to protect a giant's head. And that is just where David aimed. - 1 Samuel 17:41. 

David released his stone. Imagine the silence as it hurtled toward its mark. Jehovah doubtless made sure that David would not have to fling another one. The stone struck home, sinking into Goliath's forehead.  The colossus toppled to the earth, facedown! The shield-bearer likely fled in terror. David approached, took Goliath's own sword, and cut off the giant's head with it. -1 Samuel 17:48-51. 

Finally, Saul and his soldiers found their courage.  With a might battle cry, they rushed against the Philistines.  The battle turned out just as David had told Goliath that it would:  "Jehovah . . . will give all of you into our hand." -1 Samuel 17:47, 52, 53. 

Today, servants of God do not engage in carnal warfare.  That time has passed.  (Matthew 26:52)  Still, we do need to imitate the faith of David. Like him, we need to see Jehovah as real-as the only God to serve and to hold in awe.  We may, at times, feel small in comparison to our problems, but our problems are small compared to Jehovah's limitless power. If we choose Jehovah as our God and we put faith in him as David did, then no challenge, no problem, need daunt us. Nothing is beyond the power of Jehovah to conquer!

Next time: IMITATE THEIR FAITH/DAVID - DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH-DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?

From the Watchtower magazine