📖 Later war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. That was the time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai of the clan of giants. The Philistines had to eat crow. In another war with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite whose spear was like a ship’s boom. And then there was the war at Gath that featured a hulking giant who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and foot—yet another from the clan of giants. When he mocked Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him. These came from the clan of giants and were killed by David and his men.
—I Chronicles 20:4-8 The Message
When the Israelites first saw the Philistine giant, Goliath, they fled from him. They were afraid of him because of his size and the size of his arsenal. He had men just to carry his weapons. When David killed Goliath, a shift took place. The fear of giants left. Instead of running from giants, the Israelites started killing more giants. It appears that the intimidation left, along with the fear. The more giants you kill, the less intimidating they are. That is how life is. When you face an overwhelmingly challenging situation, it can appear to be impossible. Once you experience victory and see God come through for you, you are not as intimidated the next time you face a “giant”. The more giants you conquer, the easier it gets. There may be some struggle, but it doesn’t take as long to get over it. There is nothing too difficult for God, and because you are His child, there is nothing too difficult for you. We can slay all the giants that come across our path. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.
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