Becoming- Ready
David & Goliath
1 Samuel 17
Goliath
“Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me. 9 If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us." 17:8-9 (NIV)
42 He looked David over and saw that he was only a boy, ruddy and handsome, and he despised him. 43 He said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 1 Samuel 17:42-43 (NIV)
Saul
On hearing the Philistine's words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified. 1 Samuel 17:11(NIV)
Saul replied, "You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a boy, and he has been a fighting man from his youth." 1 Samuel 17:33 (NIV)
Saul said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with you." 38 Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. 1 Samuel 17:37-38 (NIV)
David
"What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?" 1 Samuel 17:26 (NIV)
"Your servant has been keeping his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. 37 The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." 1 Samuel 17:34-37 (NIV)
"You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give all of you into our hands." 1 Samuel 17:45b-47 (NIV)
David, Goliath & Saul's spiritual state dictated their response to the situation at hand.
Goliath responds with arrogance.
Saul responds with fear.
David responds with trust that God would take care of things which spurs him to action.
David was able to see what God wanted him to do because he was ready.
Are you ready?
Your response to every situation in your life is going to be affected by your state of readiness.
Ephesians 6:18 - Be in prayer and stay alert
1 Thessalonians 5:6 – Don't be asleep, stay alert and self-controlled
1 Peter 5:8 – Satan is out to get you so stay self-controlled and alert
Be in continual relationship with God through Jesus.
Live a life of honest Christ-following.
Be alert and ready for action.
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