HELEN SANDERS
4-4-2025
A GIANT KILLER

As we look at the life of David, much happened before he killed Goliath. He had several older brothers that were warriors. While they battled with King Saul, David stayed home and tended his father’s sheep.

During that time of being a shepherd, his future life was being formed. It was then that he came to know the Lord intimately. Psalm 23 came from his heart when he was young. He spent time playing music on his harp. Can’t you just hear him singing praises to God and by doing so, lulling the sheep to sleep?

There was also the training in protecting the sheep. He killed a lion and bear to keep the sheep safe. He was an expert with a sling. Remember, he was not a warrior with a sword and shield. He was a young lad that was only entrusted with a harp and a sling. His training would lead and save his followers later in life.

David went through the process of being trained before Samuel ever anointed him to be the next king over Israel. It was in those lonely hours alone with stinky sheep that David drew close to God.

The prophet Samuel had warned Saul in 1 Samuel 13:13-14 long before he lost his anointing that “…the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart…” In Acts 13:22 Paul preached about David and said, “…I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will.”

You see my friend, in order to be a giant killer, you must go through preparation. You must first be a person after God’s own heart. This means you spend time with the Lord, praying and thanking him for the life he has given you. It means you put Him first above everything else. This means that even when you have to do menial tasks that you give God your praise. This means when you are rejected by family that you give God praise. This means when you have been told you have been anointed for an assignment and it is not happening yet, that you give God praise. You give God praise while he prepares you for your life’s call.

David would never have become a giant killer and then later the King of Israel if he had not spent time alone with God, leaning on God and God’s strength alone. David had a resolve to serve God, to love God, to always have a heart towards God, and when the timing was right, he became a giant killer.

Do not rush the process. It may take years to bring you to the place of being used for God’s kingdom and for his glory. Do not think that the preparation season is in vain. It prepares you to be that giant killer.