The Trust of David

Psalm 27:1

The LORD is my light and my salvation;
 whom shall I fear?
  The LORD is the stronghold of my life;
 of whom shall I be afraid?

Many of the Psalms were written by David.  David was proclaimed by God to be "a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do".  Because David proved himself to be obedient to the Lord's calling on his life, sought God in all things and trusted God in all things, God made him king of Israel.

The first we read about David, we see him as a young man who believed God would give him victory over the giant, Goliath, when everyone else cowered in the face of the giant.  The men of the day tried to provide David with their armor to fight the giant.  David refused.  He knew he only needed God on his side.  

The same God that helped David slay Goliath is the God that helps us to slay the giants in our lives.  The giants in our lives are not named Goliath.  They are named such things as fear, worry, depression, confusion, manipulation, control, bitterness and anger.  We do not need to turn to the world to defeat our giants.  We only need to go to Our Heavenly Father in the name of His Son, Jesus.  He will give us the victory, just as He gave David the victory.  He will also give us a kingdom, just as He gave David a kingdom.

Prayer,

Heavenly Father, we thank You for giving us Your Son, whose death on the Cross gave us victory over all things.  We are so grateful that Jesus stands beside us as we face our giants. We pray that You will teach us to trust in You, just as David trusted in You.