Won't He do it!

    Last week, I shared on David’s bold response to Goliath’s threat to kill him. He did not respond with fear or uncertainty. He knew his God, he knew what his God could do and he responded with confidence in a God who would deliver him and his people from the enemy.
    Yet, David did not stop there. He proceeded to tell Goliath: “This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand” (v.46a). David was becoming bolder and bolder as he faced Goliath. He was not intimidated by his size, experience or strength because he knew someone personally who could cut this giant down to size - GOD! 
    It is only when you have that kind of experiential relationship with God, that you can make bold boasts about him. David was never boasting in himself and what he could do by himself. He knew that God and God alone would be the one to win this battle. He never said he would deliver Goliath into his hands, but that God would be the one to do it. He was super-confident in his God.
    When faced with impossible battles where you personally know that you would lose, this is the kind of faith and boldness that is needed. God does not expect us to fight our battles alone. Rather, He expects that we would give it over to Him and He would fight and win on our behalf. Interestingly, I think for many of us, the problem isn’t in God’s ability to do it but rather, will He do it in the particular situation we are in. I wondered to myself about David’s confident boasting. He never spoke from the point of what his God could do, but from the point of what his God would do. David went way beyond to God’s willingness, something that many of us struggle with. We wonder what’s God’s will is as we face various situations in our lives. 
    As I wondered about David’s confidence that God would deliver their enemies into their hands, I thought of what God had actually done in David’s own life. David had witnessed God help him kill a lion and a bear to save the sheep in his care. The Israelites were God’s sheep and David knew that God would not give up on His people. When he made a stand for God’s people, he knew God would stand with him … just as He had done for mere sheep. 
    As God’s children, God has promised to never leave us nor forsake us. When challenges and trials come, we need to know that God isn’t there on the sidelines, unconcernedly watching us suffer and struggle. When we turn to Him, and we trust Him for the answer, He will help us. The reality is that the answer may not always look the way we would like it to look but it will certainly be His best for us.
    David had experienced what God had done and he spoke from this confidence. Maybe in our own situation, we need to say what God would do based on what His Word says. His Word says that the battle belongs to Him (2 Chronicles 20:15), that He will fight for us (Exodus 14:14), that when the righteous cry out to Him, He hears and delivers (Psalm 34:17). Maybe we need to just fix our eyes on Him instead of being so focused on the situation. The wrong focus can bring discouragement, despair and certainly put a dent in our faith. When our focus is on Him, we will be encouraged, we will be strengthened, we will expect what David expected - a favourable outcome in an otherwise impossible situation. 
    If you have not accepted Jesus Christ into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, I encourage you to do so today. There is nothing that our God cannot do. He will never do less than His best for us, His children. When He fights on our behalf, all He wants us to do is trust that He will do it and that He will not fail us.

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