Living Life in Victory Part 1 - We will always meet giants in our lives

David was a young boy who met a number of giants in his life. He met the bear and the lion as it is mentioned in verse 34. He was also to meet and defeat Goliath the mighty giant and warrior. These giants came to kill, destroy and take captive. Who are what are the giants in your life that seek to kill and destroy your testimony. What is the sin that seeks to take you captive and bring you into bondage?

David as a shepherd was to protect his sheep. He can be seen as a picture of Christ, minister, parents or as others in authority. It is interesting to read Titus 2:5 - To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

The word “keeper” has the meaning of a guard.

The lambs in this chapter could be a picture of the young children in our homes or it could be a picture of the young in faith. Why does the lion and the bear come looking for the lamb rather than the older sheep? Is it because the lambs are juicy, sweet, fresh, tender and the sheep are dry, bitter, old and tough.

As we meet these giants in our life we need to the Lord. 1 Samuel 17:37 says “David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.”

David met many other giants in his life. He met the giant of

• Saul in 1 Samuel 19:10

• Lust in 2 Samuel 11:2

• His son in 2 Samuel 15:14

What are the giants in your life? Many giants can be found in the following verses.

Galatians 5:19-20 says “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”

Giants are anything that would destroy your testimony or take the place of God in your life. The following could be giants in your life:

• Cars

• Work/careers

• Church activities

• TV/Internet

• Sport

• Etc

We need to destroy these giants in our life!

We need to run from them!

We as sheep need to feed in the right places where the Shepherd King is close by. We need to read and look on the right things and spend time with the right people.

Let’s take the battle to the giant! It is going to be nasty. It will be hand to hand combat. We will use slings and swords to fight with and wear the armour of God to protect us.

The fight is on!