The Anointed – The Giant Within!

1 Samuel 17

1 Samuel 17:45-47

What can we learn from David today?

1. Know who you are! I am a child of God

2. Know whom you belong to! I belong to Jesus!

3. Know when the real battle is won! The battle is won when we know that our true identity is Christ Jesus.

4. Know who your real enemy is! Eph. 6:12

What can we learn from Goliath and the rest of the Israelites?

1. There will always be another battle to fight.

2. There will always be challenges, which stand in our way.

3. There will always be doubters and haters

4. There will always be those who want us to fight their way.

The truth:

1. Jesus won the ultimate battle for life and death! (John 14:6)

2. The battle is God’s and not against flesh and blood. (Eph. 6:12)

3. God will always provide for us a way.

4. When our identity is in Jesus, the words of the world don’t hold us back.

5. Be yourself, don’t try to be someone else!

Theodore Roosevelt had a very famous quote that resonates deep in my heart. The quote is entitled “The Man in the Arena”.