1 Samuel 17:48 -50 (NKJV) So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hastened and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David.
Goliath came forward to attack David. David confronted him head on without wavering in his faith. Likewise, confront your fear!
By faith, he took a stone and slung it at Goliath. The Lord took it and sank it into Goliath’s forehead and David killed him without a sword in his hand! David wasn’t even in full battle order.
David used what he knew best, not the sling shot but trusting God to deliver! David went in faith. Faith in action by using a sling shot. The shepherd boy who had no training nor proper armor of war defeated the Philistine giant purely based on his simple faith in God’s faithfulness to His covenant.
There might be times when God leads you in your business which is totally contrary to what you have studied or are accustomed to. It might just be a simple instruction. Are you willing to follow?
Just like Peter and the fishermen who caught no fish throughout the night but when Jesus told him to throw the net to the right of the boat, Peter obeyed and they caught loads of fishes!
David by faith and through faith subdued the giant Goliath, escaped the sword of Goliath and experienced the deliverance of the Israelites from the Philistines. His name is written in the hall of faith. It took a young lad like David who had faith in God to embarrass those professional soldiers and King Saul. All of them had the same covenant with God and could have called upon the Lord. David’s faith in God did not begin with defeating Goliath, a warrior who stood at 3m towering above everyone else. David started and exercised his faith when bears and lions came against him and his sheep! Likewise, let us begin our faith walk in the little things and trust God with His abilities to deliver us during this COVID-19 and global economic crisis. The word “to deliver” in Hebrew = yasha means saves, helps, gives victory, preserves, avenges (Strong’s Concordance 3467). He is still the same God who delivered David and the Israelites from Goliath. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.
It would be wonderful to be able to journal all the tribulations and victories that we have obtained with the help of God to leave as an inheritance for our families. All of our names are written in the hall of faith because we are asked by the Lord that the righteous shall live by faith. A faith that is grounded upon a covenant God, Jehovah.
Sermon Series: You Are in the Hall of Faith (Part 3)
单纯的信必得大赏赐
撒母耳记上17:48 -50 非利士人起身，迎着大卫前来;大卫急忙迎着非利士人，往战场跑去。大卫用手从囊中掏出一块石子来。用机弦甩去、打中非利士人的额、石子进入额内、他就仆倒、面伏于地。这样，大卫用机弦甩石，胜了那非利士人，打死他；大卫手中却没有刀。
歌利亚上前攻击大卫。大卫毫不动摇地与他正面交锋。同样，你也要直面你的恐惧!
因着信，他取了一块石头向歌利亚弹射。耶和华取了石头嵌入歌利亚的额头，大卫兵不血刃就杀了他！他甚至都还没被编入作战阵列。
大卫所用的是他最熟悉的东西，不是弹弓，而是相信神会施恩救助！大卫凭着信心去了。信心的行动就是使用弹弓。这牧童没受过任何训练，也没穿上合适的战衣，仅凭着他对守约之神那单纯的信心，就打败了这个非利士巨人。
当神在你的事务上带领你时，有时候会与你所学的或已经习惯的完全相反。它可能只是一个简单的指令。你愿意跟从吗?
就像彼得和那些渔夫，他们整夜都没打到鱼，但是当耶稣让他把网撒在船的右边时，彼得听从了耶稣的话，他们就打到了很多鱼！
大卫因着信也藉着信征服了巨人歌利亚，逃脱了歌利亚的刀剑，经历了以色列人脱离非利士人手的拯救。他的名字被记载在信心的殿中。对上帝有信心者即便年少如大卫，也能使专业的兵士及扫罗王羞愧。他们可都是些与神有同样的约，也都能呼求神的名之人呐。大卫对神的信心并不是从打败歌利亚这身高3米鹤立鸡群的勇士开始的。当熊和狮子来攻击大卫和他的羊时，他就启动并操练了信心！同样地，让我们从小事做起开始信心的征程，相信神有能力在这场新冠肺炎和全球经济危机中解救我们。“解救”一词在希伯来语中= yasha，意思是拯救、帮助、给予胜利、保护、复仇(史特朗的经文汇编3467)。那位将大卫和以色列人从歌利亚手中解救出来的神仍然一如往昔。昨日今日一直到永远，祂永不改变。
如果我们能将在神的帮助下所经历的一切苦难和得胜都记录下来，作为家族的继承之物，那将是多么美好的事。我们所有人的名字都写在信心的殿里，因为主要求我们：义人要靠着信心而活。这信建立在守约的耶和华神这基石之上。
讲章系列: 你在信心的殿中(第三部分)