IMITATE THEIR FAITH/DAVID

Conclusion of "LET NO ONE LOSE HEART BECAUSE OF HIM"

Saul objected:  "You are not able to go fight against this Philistine, for you are but a boy, and he has been a soldier from his youth."  Was David really a child?  No, but he was too young to join the army, and he may have been youthful looking.  But David was already known as a valiant fighter and may have been in his late teens by this time. -1 Samuel 16:18; 17:33. 

David reassured Saul by recounting what had happened with the lion and the bear. Was he boasting?  No. David knew how he had won those battles. He said: "Jehovah, who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear, he is the one who rescue me from the hand of this Philistine."  Resigned at last, Saul responded:  "Go and may Jehovah be with you." - 1 Samuel 17:37. 

Would  you like to have faith like David's? Note, then, that David's faith was not mere idealism or wishful thinking. He had faith in his God because of knowledge and experience. He knew Jehovah as a loving Protector and a Keeper of promises   If we want to acquire such faith, we need to keep learning about the God of the Bible. As we live by what we learn, we will find that the good results will likewise strengthen our faith. -Hebrews 11:1. 

Next time: IMITATE THEIR FAITH/DAVID -"JEHOVAH WILL SURRENDER YOU INTO MY HAND"

From the Watchtower magazine