May 05, 2022
Daily Devotion:
"I Come in The Name of the Lord…"
1 Samuel 17:26
New International Version
26 David asked the men standing near him, “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?”
Did you know that when David faced Goliath, he never called him a giant? Other people did, but not David. He didn't brag on the enemy's power. He didn't magnify the obstacle. He did just the opposite. He called him an “uncircumcised Philistine." Not only did he not acknowledge who Goliath was or his strength, his power, and his experience, he took it one step further and diminished him. When he said, “He's an uncircumcised Philistine,” he was saying, “This man is not in covenant with my God. He's not in covenant with Jehovah." In other words, “He doesn't have the favor on his life that's on my life. I know the favor of my God keeps my enemies from being able to defeat me.”
So when he went to face Goliath, David said, “You come to me with a sword and shield, but I come in the Name of the Lord of hosts and this day the Lord will hand you over to me.” How could David, a teenager practically half Goliath's size with no military experience, go out with such confidence and face Goliath, a skilled warrior wearing a full set of armor? It's because he understood this principle. David is the one who said, “The favor of God keeps my enemies from defeating me."
