Near the end of chapter 1 in Facing Your Giants, Max Lucado makes an interesting point about the D and G story told in 1 Samuel 17 The chart below lists the times that David mentions God in relation to the times he mentions Goliath. David focused on God three times as often as he focused on the giant.
Were that my ratio when my giant of worry comes pounding at the door of a good night's rest or forcing its way into a relaxing Sunday afternoon. It would do me good to take a page from David's playbook.
God | Goliath |
v. 26 armies of the Living God | v. 26 uncircumcised Philistine |
v. 36 armies of the Living God | v. 32 on account of this Philistine |
v. 37 LORD who rescued me | v. 37 of this Philistine |
v. 45 the name of the LORD Almighty | |
v. 45 God of the armies of | |
v. 46 LORD will deliver | |
v. 46 there is a God in | |
v. 47 the battle is the LORD’s | |
v. 47 He (God) will give |
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