DCLM Sincere Milk 20 September 2024 — What Killed Goliath – Part 1 – Pride
DCLM Sincere Milk 20 September 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — What Killed Goliath – Part 1 – Pride
Topic: What Killed Goliath – Part 1 – Pride
Text: 1 Samuel 17:1-10
1Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
3And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
4And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
5And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
6And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
7And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
8And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, 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.
9If 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.
10And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
Key Verse: “And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.” 1 Samuel 17:10
Message
Goliath was a man of war, he can be referred to as an army general. He had a lot of things working for him on which he relied. He had been a man of war from his youth so, he was already being referred to as a champion. Also, he was of great height, had a complete physical armour for battles- helmet of brass, a coat weighing five thousand shekels of brass, greaves of brass on his legs and shoulders, a staff of spear like a weaver’s beam weighing six hundred shekels of iron and a shield bearer.
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All these credentials filled his heart with pride that made him defy the armies of the Living God. He died a humiliating death because God Himself resists or fights the proud. He trusted so much in his ‘gods’ that he completely forgot the Almighty- the creator of heaven and earth. What a shame! Pride always brings destruction. Do not allow it in your thoughts, action or words. Ask the Lord to help you live a life of humility.
Further Reading: Proverbs 16:18,19
Prayer for today: O Lord, please give me grace to always be humble.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
