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Victorious Warrior (1Sam 17:1-58)

2009.09.13Rev. Eddie Byun

Victory does not come from size, skill, or courage but from trusting the eternal God, his living word, and his anointed King, Jesus Christ, who has already won the battle for us.

Victory comes by trusting the eternal one, not externals (4-11)

Goliath stood over nine feet tall and was armored from head to foot, and Saul and all Israel were dismayed and terrified because they looked only at the externals of the battle. We do the same, measuring who has the advantage by size, skill, and reputation. But God does not look at outward appearance; he looks at the heart. Victory comes not by trusting in the external but by trusting in the eternal one.

David, the least, looked to the unseen God (12-26)

David was the youngest and smallest, a shepherd and the water boy of his family, yet he was God's anointed one. When everyone ran from Goliath, David asked who this uncircumcised man was to defy the armies of the living God. Saul judged him by his age and size and dressed him in his own armor, but David took it off, because what Saul trusted was not the source of victory. David went out with a staff, five smooth stones, and a sling, looking to the unseen God.

Victory comes by trusting the eternal word of God (26)

David repeatedly called Goliath this uncircumcised Philistine, pointing out that he had no covenant right to the land. Gath was a Philistine city that Judah should have conquered long before, but Judah faltered in faith and left Gath standing, and now Goliath has come from Gath to trouble Israel. David believed what his tribe had failed to believe: that God is true to his covenant promises. Only those who believe and trust God's word are qualified to lead God's people.

Victory comes by trusting the eternal King, Jesus Christ (46-52)

The enemy's head being cut off points us to God's promise in Genesis 3:15 that the offspring of the woman would crush the serpent's head, and to Romans 16:20 that the God of peace will crush Satan under our feet. David does not represent us here; he represents Christ, the anointed King and the true Lion of Judah. When the Philistines saw their hero dead, they fled, and the cowering Israelites were filled with courage, not by their own strength, but because God's anointed King had come.

Apply to Life

  • Let us stop measuring our battles by appearance, size, and strength, and trust in the eternal God.
  • Let us take up the sword of the Spirit, the word of God, and claim his promises against the lies of the enemy.
  • Let us trust Jesus Christ, God's victorious King who has already won the battle, and run to him today.
  • Let us surrender our burdens and our tomorrows to the Lord, knowing that the battle belongs to him.

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