God’s Battle, Not Ours

Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 17: 32-51

Focus Verse: 1 Samuel 17: 47   “And everyone assembled here will know that the Lord rescues His people, but not with sword and spear.  This is the Lord’s battle, and He will give you to us!”

I think the story of David and Goliath was the first Bible story that I learned as a child.  And the first Bible that I ever owned was given to me by my grandmother.  I remember there was a picture in that Bible of David with his sling battling Goliath.

Humanly speaking there is no way that David should have been able to kill Goliath.  Goliath was taller than David, and stronger than David.  But David had one advantage that cannot be overlooked.  David was on God's side.  No matter how many people are opposing you, and no matter how big they are, if you are on God's side, you will always have victory in the end.  That’s why David said “this is the Lord’s battle.”  He knew he could not defeat this giant in his own strength.  God used David in this way because he was humble.

What is the giant you are facing today?  Alcohol, drugs, lust, pride, stealing, etc.  The list of things Satan can use against us is long and he will mock us like Goliath mocked God's people..  As children of The King we need to recognize this is not our battle, this is God’s battle.  Part of the strategy to winning this battle is recognizing that we cannot win on our own strength.  We can only win with God’s help.  Satan knows his time is limited, and he will do everything in his power to kill and destroy you.  But we can have the confidence that David had.  He said to Goliath before the battle even started, verse 45 “you come to me with sword, spear and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. verse 46 Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head.”  Then God did this through David.  And now God wants you to give the battles you face to Him just like David did.  It’s not our battle, it’s God’s.

Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries