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Know Like David Knew

You may have heard the phrase ‘dance like David danced’ but today’s encouragement is to know God like David knew God. To know Him more deeply and more intimately than you do now. To be able to trust Him so much so that you trust the gifts He placed within you and the purpose that He is calling you to fulfil, despite the challenges that come your way.

When we read 1 Samuel 17, we are told very early on in verse 4 that Goliath was a champion. He was a seasoned fighter, trained from youth, whose track record preceded him hence he is introduced as a champion. For 40 days Goliath had been calling out at the front lines, taunting Israel's army, challenging them for battle and fear gripped them all… all but David.

Because David knew his God and understood his assignment. David had been faithfully tending to his sheep and allowed God to minister to him in his field of expertise. God wants to use the situations you find yourself in now to show you what He can do through you. To show you His nature and for you to know and trust him more. Matthew 6:34 (MSG) says “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes”.

That's exactly what David did, when he was faithfully tending to the sheep despite being anointed as king, he encountered a lion and a bear. In these situations he allowed God to prove Himself as mighty because he trusted Him. Little did David know, it would be his training for the biggest fight of His life, that would change the trajectory of his life forever.

God is training you right now. Wherever you find yourself currently, be faithful and allow God to reveal himself to you through the challenges. If our first response to challenges is fear, then we are not where we need to be yet. Let’s get to a place where we know God like David knew God.