Satan the Goliath

Dear Posterity,

Yesterday at church there was a talk given about David and Goliath. In typical fashion, the speaker was using this story to talk about faith. He talked about the faith and courage that David showed when he took on the giant Goliath. I've heard the story many times and almost always related it to inspire faith but while I listened I was surprised at what I began to think about as I analyzed the story more deeply. The story is found in 1 Samual chapter 17. I would like to share my observations with you today.

We all know the story of David and Goliath but I would like to give it a different spin. Let's think of Goliath as Satan, David as us and king Saul as the world. First, what do we know about Satan? We know that Satan was a mighty spirit child of our Heavenly Father. We know that he was trained and taught by the best. He was a mighty leader. He rebeled against our Heavenly Father and was so powerful that a third of the hosts of Heaven followed him. He and his army of spirits want us to rebel also.

Second, what do we know about ourselves? We know that we are children of God. That we were sent to earth for a great purpose and our ultimate goal is to prepare ourselves to return to our Heavenly Father. We know that Satan is doing all that he can to make sure that we do not return to the glory that is ours.

Finally, what do we know about the world? We know that the world is a temporal place and the majority of the world follows Satan whether it be knowingly or unknowingly. We know that the world entices us to do what is does and believe what it believes. We know that ultimately that becoming like the world can impede our journey back to our Heavenly Father.

Let's pick up the story in verse 8. Goliath or Satan goes to the Lord's covenant Israel and proclaims..."Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us."

So Satan comes to us at the head of his army and says, do you really want to mess with me? I am Satan and you are servents of Saul or the world. I dare you to choose someone to be better then I am and fight me. In fact if you do so and you win, we will be your servents but if you lose you will serve me. Isn't it funny that the first thing he does is tell us we are servents of the world and underplay the fact that we are children of God. He didn't say, hey God's people come fight me...he said you are servents of Saul. He immediately tried to make them forget who they were and who they served.

So David or us were hanging around and we hear Goliath or Satan boasting and bragging and David notices that no one is doing anything. In verse 26 he says. "What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?" He basically says, why are we listening to this guy. Who is going to do something about it? You are the armies of the living God. Don't you know who you are.

This get's back to Saul or the World and Saul summons David to him and in verse 32 David says. "Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine." He stands up for the world and says to the world, don't fear, even though you forgot who you are, I know who I am and I will fight him.

The story continues in the next verses and Saul or the World says you're so young what hope do you have to fight the giant. David then lists the things that he has done in his youth to be prepared for this moment. If we relate David to ourselves this is when we say, I have been taught at the feet of God. I am came into this world to stand for what is right. I am not scared of what Satan can do to me for I know who I am and I know who is behind me. The Lord will deliver me out of his hands. (verses 33-37)

So Saul or the World agrees to let David or us fight the giant and he begins to put all this armour on us and weigh us down with the things of the world so that we will be ready to fight. David told Saul that he didn't need all of the extra stuff in fact he said that he "cannot go with these."  He knew what he needed and he knew who had already provided him with the tools to complete the job and off he went to stand off with Goliath. (verses 38-41)

When he get's to his ultimate battle Goliath/Satan laugh and make fun of him. He made fun of his youth and his fair countenance. He made fun of his lack of weapons and he said, you think you have a chance against me. I WILL DESTROY YOU.

Now my children, read carefully what David said to Goliath..."Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands." (Verses 45-47)

Oh my children, that you may echo the words of David when Satan comes after you, laughing and prodding you. Trying to make you forget who you really are and who you really serve. May you always remember that you serve the Lord God Almighty, that you are his son or daughter, that He will never forsake you. When the world is in trouble, as it always is and has forgotten who they are, may you remember who you are and stand for truth and light. Stand strong is the face of the adversary and say to him...The Lord will deliver you into my hands for I come in the name of the Lord and whosoever shall trust in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. May you stand strong always, may you be the example that the world needs, may you remember who you really are and who sent you to this earth and for what purpose you were sent. You are a light to those in darkness and Satan the Goliath will try to put out your lights. Hold on to everything you know and let your light shine on. Never let him put out your light and never become like the world. You are a child of God.

May you always remember and never forget...