Today's thought - 30 June 2026 (The Giant)

 

So, there is this story of this young boy David that took provisions for his brothers who were on the battlefield facing a very relentless enemy. Now funny thing is when he arrived there, there was this ginormous human standing on the other side of the army of David’s brothers taunting them and shouting all kinds of funny remarks. David was shocked when he heard the things this man was shouting and it made him furious for this man was not just mocking the army, he was also mocking God.

David felt this stirring in his heart, and he went before the king and said that if no man is willing to face this brute, he will. He said (and this is quite important) that God is and will be with him just as God was with him when a bear attacked or when a lion attacked the sheep he was watching over and that God will deliver this giant in his hand.

We all know what happened then. David walked onto that battlefield with this laughing giant mocking him and he defeated him.

Sometimes the giants we face are not in front of us, but they come in the form of poverty or sickness or addiction or fear. Sometimes our giants are ourselves. I was reminded this Sunday by our Pastor of Ephesians 6:12, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms”.

It is not the man we are fighting but the enemy behind him or her. It is not the person we see but the unseen enemy that hides in the shadows. It is not the sickness or the addiction but the very lie that binds us to it. And if that sickness means my end and I will spend eternity with my Lord, well I guess that is fine, because I will go home to my Lord.

My friend, today I am saying, “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go” and your giants will fall.

Have an awesome day.