1 Samuel 17:19-24 Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. So David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, and took the things and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for the battle. For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, arm...

1 Samuel 17:17-18, “Then Jesse said to his son David, ‘Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp. And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.’”His father said go to your brothers on the front line and take some bread and cheese to them. David was s...

Before and AfterEphesians 2:1-10 NKJVBEFORE JESUSAnd you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the m...

2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”God doesn’t want us controlled or gripped by fear. I read that 85% of all the things we are afraid of never happen. Of the 15% that does happen, we discover we can handle it better than we thought we could.Goliath is such a picture of the enemy as he just wants to kill, steal and destroy us. He...

1 Samuel 17:11, “When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.”When all of Israel saw and heard Goliath, they were dismayed and greatly afraid! That word dismayed means they were like a piece of rope unraveling. Saul and his men stared at the giant in fear, paralyzed and feeling defeated and they haven’t even fought yet.Maybe you feel defeated...

1 Samuel 17:6, “And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening.” Goliath drew near and presented himself 40 days, morning and evening. Twice a day making the same challenge. Send me a man to fight. 40 in biblical numerology is the number of testings, trials, judgements and times of trouble. We saw it in Genesis with Noah’s ark. It rained 40 days and 40 nights....