Do you remember the story of Jack and the Bean Stalk?   A beanstalk grew overnight where his mother had thrown out some magic beans.  Jack climbs the Bean Stalk and sees a wicked Giant.    When the Giant tries following him down the beanstalk Jack cuts the stalk, and the Giant meets his demise!   

David in the Old Testament, was also a giant killer.  He confronted the giant of the Philistines.  This guy had a name.  Goliath.  The Hebrews were terrified of him.  Which man was willing to try and take on this giant?  David, as a young man, volunteered.  He confronted Goliath.  Not with his own strength but he had faith that God would protect him.

                            David succeeded in giving Goliath a permanent headache!

When the Hebrews had crossed the desert and were finally able to move back into their promised land, twelve spies were sent to scout out the territory.  Ten of the twelve spies came back with their report.  “There we saw giants!  We were like grasshoppers in our own sight and so we were in their sight.”  (Numbers 13:33) These ten felt like grasshoppers, something to be crushed underfoot………. but two of the spies were positive that God would give them this land.  Hadn’t God proved himself already?

                                                   We too have our own giants!

Fears, frustrations, hopelessness that constantly confront us and our faith.  Obstacles that seem too big for us to handle. We even inject every day small problems with emotional steroids that make them into giants!! I know because I have these giants in my own life.

Overcoming our own giants requires that we continually stay in contact with our Giant Killer.  Our heavenly father gives us the strength to confront these giants just as he gave courage to David and those early warriors. 

Paul in his letter to the Ephesians 6:11 “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.  Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”   

We need God’s armor.  My own isn’t sufficient for defending myself.  Staying in contact with my “Commander in Chief” gives me the power I need to be my own giant killer.

                                                           Yes, you too can be a giant killer