Wednesday, June 24 I am coming against you in the name of Jehovah of armies.​—1 Sam. 17:45.

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Wednesday, June 24

I am coming against you in the name of Jehovah of armies.—1 Sam. 17:45.

 

Likely while he was still a teenager, David visited the army camp of the Israelites. He found that the soldiers were terrified because a giant Philistine named Goliath had come out to “taunt the battle line of Israel.” (1 Sam. 17:10, 11) The soldiers’ fear was a result of their focusing on the giant and the taunts they heard on the battlefield. (1 Sam. 17:24, 25) David, however, viewed the situation from a different perspective. He viewed what was happening as a challenge, not merely against the battle line of Israel but against “the battle line of the living God.” (1 Sam. 17:26) David had Jehovah foremost in mind. David trusted that the God who had helped him when he was a shepherd would help him again in this situation. Certain of God’s backing, David faced Goliath and, of course, he won!—1 Sam. 17:45-51. w24.06 21 ¶7

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├── Focus on Jehovah, not the problem
├── Remember past evidence of Jehovah's help
├── View challenges from Jehovah's perspective
├── Courage grows when faith grows
└── No obstacle is greater than Jehovah