David conquered a lion, a giant, and fear

Sharla Jean Pugh

One morning on vacation, a bunch of us were in a helicopter over one of the Hawaiian Islands—our tour director had said that this was the best way to see all its rugged beauty. I'd been assigned the front seat, and I wasn't feeling up to counting all the waterfalls, which a friend who loved being in helicopters (and had just gotten off one) had suggested.

As we were about to swoop over a mountain that looked only inches away, the fear was overwhelming. I thought of David and Goliath (see I Sam., chap. 17). Suddenly, I realized: David hadn't thought of himself as being a victim of overwhelming circumstances. On the contrary, he had volunteered to fight the giant, Goliath, who was bragging that he'd make David's countrymen his slaves.

Why wasn't David afraid? Because he was confident of victory. He trusted that God would sustain him on the battlefield. After all, he'd had proof that his trust in God was not misplaced. In David's job as a shepherd in the hills of Bethlehem, God had delivered him from the attack of a lion and a bear.

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