Coconut
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There is only one way to find out what a little faith in God can do; recall Who`s son and daughter you are; and speak His Name to that which is attempting to defeat you.
1Sa 17:26 David asked some soldiers standing nearby, "What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that worthless Philistine think he is? He's making fun of the army of the living God!"
1Sa 17:27 The soldiers told David what the king would give the man who killed Goliath.
1Sa 17:28 David's oldest brother Eliab heard him talking with the soldiers. Eliab was angry at him and said, "What are you doing here, anyway? Who's taking care of that little flock of sheep out in the desert? You spoiled brat! You came here just to watch the fighting, didn't you?"
1Sa 17:29 "Now what have I done?" David answered. "Can't I even ask a question?"
1Sa 17:30 Then he turned and asked another soldier the same thing he had asked the others, and he got the same answer. ... See More
1Sa 17:31 Some soldiers overheard David talking, so they told Saul what David had said. Saul sent for David, and David came.
1Sa 17:32 "Your Majesty," he said, "this Philistine shouldn't turn us into cowards. I'll go out and fight him myself!"
1Sa 17:33 "You don't have a chance against him," Saul replied. "You're only a boy, and he's been a soldier all his life."
1Sa 17:34 But David told him: Your Majesty, I take care of my father's sheep. And when one of them is dragged off by a lion or a bear,
1Sa 17:35 I go after it and beat the wild animal until it lets the sheep go. If the wild animal turns and attacks me, I grab it by the throat and kill it.
1Sa 17:36 Sir, I have killed lions and bears that way, and I can kill this worthless Philistine. He shouldn't have made fun of the army of the living God!
1Sa 17:37 The LORD has rescued me from the claws of lions and bears, and he will keep me safe from the hands of this Philistine. "All right," Saul answered, "go ahead and fight him. And I hope the LORD will help you."
1Sa 17:38 Saul had his own military clothes and armor put on David, and he gave David a bronze helmet to wear.
1Sa 17:39 David strapped on a sword and tried to walk around, but he was not used to wearing those things. "I can't move with all this stuff on," David said. "I'm just not used to it." David took off the armor
1Sa 17:40 and picked up his shepherd's stick. He went out to a stream and picked up five smooth rocks and put them in his leather bag. Then with his sling in his hand, he went straight toward Goliath.
1Sa 17:41 Goliath came toward David, walking behind the soldier who was carrying his shield.
1Sa 17:42 When Goliath saw that David was just a healthy, good-looking boy, he made fun of him.
1Sa 17:43 "Do you think I'm a dog?" Goliath asked. "Is that why you've come after me with a stick?" He cursed David in the name of the Philistine gods
1Sa 17:44 and shouted, "Come on! When I'm finished with you, I'll feed you to the birds and wild animals!"
1Sa 17:45 David answered: You've come out to fight me with a sword and a spear and a dagger. But I've come out to fight you in the name of the LORD All-Powerful. He is the God of Israel's army, and you have insulted him too!
1Sa 17:46 Today the LORD will help me defeat you. I'll knock you down and cut off your head, and I'll feed the bodies of the other Philistine soldiers to the birds and wild animals. Then the whole world will know that Israel has a real God.
1Sa 17:47 Everybody here will see that the LORD doesn't need swords or spears to save his people. The LORD always wins his battles, and he will help us defeat you.
1Sa 17:48 When Goliath started forward, David ran toward him.
1Sa 17:49 He put a rock in his sling and swung the sling around by its straps. When he let go of one strap, the rock flew out and hit Goliath on the forehead. It cracked his skull, and he fell facedown on the ground.
The truth is any man in the Lords army could have done what David did.
The difference is one man believed in the name of His GOD.
1Sa 17:21 The army of Israel and the Philistine army stood there facing each other...when the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they were scared and RAN OFF. ... See More
1Sa 17:48 When Goliath started forward, David RAN TOWARDS HIM.
David put TWO armies of all the mightiest and best men in the land to shame that day.
1Sa 17:26 David asked some soldiers standing nearby, "What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that worthless Philistine think he is? He's making fun of the army of the living God!"
1Sa 17:27 The soldiers told David what the king would give the man who killed Goliath.
1Sa 17:28 David's oldest brother Eliab heard him talking with the soldiers. Eliab was angry at him and said, "What are you doing here, anyway? Who's taking care of that little flock of sheep out in the desert? You spoiled brat! You came here just to watch the fighting, didn't you?"
1Sa 17:29 "Now what have I done?" David answered. "Can't I even ask a question?"
1Sa 17:30 Then he turned and asked another soldier the same thing he had asked the others, and he got the same answer. ... See More
1Sa 17:31 Some soldiers overheard David talking, so they told Saul what David had said. Saul sent for David, and David came.
1Sa 17:32 "Your Majesty," he said, "this Philistine shouldn't turn us into cowards. I'll go out and fight him myself!"
1Sa 17:33 "You don't have a chance against him," Saul replied. "You're only a boy, and he's been a soldier all his life."
1Sa 17:34 But David told him: Your Majesty, I take care of my father's sheep. And when one of them is dragged off by a lion or a bear,
1Sa 17:35 I go after it and beat the wild animal until it lets the sheep go. If the wild animal turns and attacks me, I grab it by the throat and kill it.
1Sa 17:36 Sir, I have killed lions and bears that way, and I can kill this worthless Philistine. He shouldn't have made fun of the army of the living God!
1Sa 17:37 The LORD has rescued me from the claws of lions and bears, and he will keep me safe from the hands of this Philistine. "All right," Saul answered, "go ahead and fight him. And I hope the LORD will help you."
1Sa 17:38 Saul had his own military clothes and armor put on David, and he gave David a bronze helmet to wear.
1Sa 17:39 David strapped on a sword and tried to walk around, but he was not used to wearing those things. "I can't move with all this stuff on," David said. "I'm just not used to it." David took off the armor
1Sa 17:40 and picked up his shepherd's stick. He went out to a stream and picked up five smooth rocks and put them in his leather bag. Then with his sling in his hand, he went straight toward Goliath.
1Sa 17:41 Goliath came toward David, walking behind the soldier who was carrying his shield.
1Sa 17:42 When Goliath saw that David was just a healthy, good-looking boy, he made fun of him.
1Sa 17:43 "Do you think I'm a dog?" Goliath asked. "Is that why you've come after me with a stick?" He cursed David in the name of the Philistine gods
1Sa 17:44 and shouted, "Come on! When I'm finished with you, I'll feed you to the birds and wild animals!"
1Sa 17:45 David answered: You've come out to fight me with a sword and a spear and a dagger. But I've come out to fight you in the name of the LORD All-Powerful. He is the God of Israel's army, and you have insulted him too!
1Sa 17:46 Today the LORD will help me defeat you. I'll knock you down and cut off your head, and I'll feed the bodies of the other Philistine soldiers to the birds and wild animals. Then the whole world will know that Israel has a real God.
1Sa 17:47 Everybody here will see that the LORD doesn't need swords or spears to save his people. The LORD always wins his battles, and he will help us defeat you.
1Sa 17:48 When Goliath started forward, David ran toward him.
1Sa 17:49 He put a rock in his sling and swung the sling around by its straps. When he let go of one strap, the rock flew out and hit Goliath on the forehead. It cracked his skull, and he fell facedown on the ground.
The truth is any man in the Lords army could have done what David did.
The difference is one man believed in the name of His GOD.
1Sa 17:21 The army of Israel and the Philistine army stood there facing each other...when the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they were scared and RAN OFF. ... See More
1Sa 17:48 When Goliath started forward, David RAN TOWARDS HIM.
David put TWO armies of all the mightiest and best men in the land to shame that day.
