07.13.2025 | David Defeated Goliath
1 Samuel 17
For centuries, people have used levers and pulleys to make life easier. The lever and pulley are simple machines that use the laws of physics to lift and move massive amounts of weight. By using these machines, a single person can lift heavy weights that no human could move with their strength alone.
When the Israelites stood against the Philistine army, they were terrified. They knew they had no power to defeat Goliath or the Philistines with their own strength. David came to the battlefield just in time to hear the large Philistine warrior mocking the Israelite army. He knew God was with him and would defeat his enemy, so he stepped up to fight Goliath.
When David approached to fight, Goliath mocked his size and his choice of weapons. David replied, “You come to fight with a spear and sword, but I come to fight in the name of the Lord! God always wins His battles!” God used David and the stone from his sling to defeat Goliath and save the Israelite army!
The Israelites were helpless to defeat the giant enemy Goliath, but God sent David to save them. We are helpless to defeat our enemies of sin and death, but God sent Jesus to save us by dying for our sin and rising again.
