Scripture Reference: 1st Samuel 17 vs. 38-50 (NKJV)
38 So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail. 39 David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them.” So David took them off.
40 Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine. 41 So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was only a youth, ruddy and good-looking. 43 So the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”
45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
48 So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David.
Observations verse by verse from the Holy Spirit
38: Do not let anyone put something on you that doesn’t fit.
39: Test the advice given you by others through prayer as it could be based on their perspective and not of God. Do not be afraid to say no them.
40: Meet your enemy head on. Don’t shrink back. Use your God given authority and the weapons that God gives you to come against the enemy and defeat him. God’s word is the sword of the Spirit, the only offensive weapon in Eph. 6 on the armour of God. In 2nd. Corinthians 10:4 we are told that weapons of our warfare for us believers are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.
45: Go in God’s power, not your own when confronting your enemy. Be sure of your relationship in Him.
48: Run quickly to face your enemy and give no room for fear to set in. Do not shrink back
50: God will give us the victory over our enemy who seeks to kill and destroy us.