He stood there just yards away from this huge specimen of a man. David thought to himself, “He didn’t look that big when I was standing on top of the hill with all the soldiers.” Now, he realized that man had been a warrior for more years than David had been alive. His weaponry was impressive. He had body armor, a shield, a sword, a javelin, and, as big as he was, a bow and quiver of arrows on his back that couldn’t be seen.

This is when David thought back to what made him tell the king, “Don’t worry. I’ll kill the unclean Philistine!” Also, the reward money and … his beautiful daughter. In reality, all of that was a great incentive. But that’s not what motivated David to take on the giant. Goliath was insulting the God of Israel whom David loved and served.

So, David went down the hill to the plain where Goliath waited … again … after 40 days of taunting Israel and no takers. Now came this ruddy-faced boy with a pouch of stones. On the way to the giant, David stopped and picked out five smooth stones. I pondered that early in my walk with God. He may have thought, “What if I miss the first time?” I thought to myself, “He was so big. How could you miss?”

Now, as a combat Marine, I know you can never have enough ammo when you go into battle. But that wasn’t the reason David loaded up. He knew Goliath had four brothers — also giants — who would probably come after him. He was saying to them “You want a piece of me?” as he motioned them to come closer. “I’ve got a rock with your name on it.”

David was very bold when Goliath said he was going to kill him and feed his flesh to the buzzards. David said, “Not only am I going to kill you, but then I’m going to cut your head off!” Read the fine print; there was only one sword on the battlefield, and David did not have it.

In church recently, we sang a worship chorus, “Same God,” by Elevation Worship. One line said, “I may not face Goliath, but I’ve got my own giants.” How true that rings for most of us. In fact, if you haven’t had to face a few giants in your life, maybe you’ve been keeping a low profile so as not to draw attention to yourself. Life comes with risks. An abundant life comes with more than your share of giants and seemingly impossible situations. You may be dealing with problems so big that if God doesn’t intervene, it’s going to be a disaster.

There are some lessons I’ve learned on the battlefield, both in combat and in real life. The bigger the battle, the bigger the victory! I’m involved with our National Medal of Honor Heritage Center here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as is Patriot Post Publisher Mark Alexander. The testimonies of Medal of Honor recipients tell of ordinary men who performed extraordinary acts of courage that changed a possible disaster to an overwhelming victory.

David’s heroic actions on the battlefield against Goliath inspired the frightened army of Saul into battle, defeating the entire Philistine army. I’m sorry to say that we live in a world where moral and spiritual courage are in short supply. When thugs beat, rape, or rob victims in broad daylight and everyone looks away, that shows lack of courage.

Charlie Kirk was a modern-day David. Charlie took on the culture and wouldn’t back down to the mob. Charlie was murdered for his courage to stand up against the mob. Just like David inspiring the fearful army of Saul to attack the Philistines, Charlie’s courage is inspiring hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of young men and women to stand up for family, country, and, most of all, faith in Jesus Christ who gives us victory.

Are you ready to take a stand?

Something to pray about.
Semper Fidelis