1 Samuel 17:16-19

And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening. Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp. And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them. For Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”
1 Samuel 17:16-19

For almost six weeks, this Giant of the Philistines would come out morning and night to lay down his challenge to the men of the army of God. And it was at this time, over a month into this standoff, that Jesse calls David to go and take some provisions to his brothers and to the captains of the army. “Take a little grain, bread, and some cheese to your brothers and come back and tell me how they are doing,” Jesse told David.

I love the picture. The Lord sees His people, who should be trusting in their God, instead frozen in fear because of the threats of the enemy and their champion. So He prepares this young man to go and, in faith, be an example to the people of what it is to trust in God.

Everyone else saw a giant in that valley, but David’s eyes were on the Lord. I don’t know what the giant is in your life today, but I would tell you, take your eyes off of that and put them on the Lord. Your fear will flee and victory will be yours.

Pastor Doug Hardin