How many times have we read or heard the story of David and Goliath? Possibly one of the most read Old Testament stories in the Bible. For young boys it is a story of valor, a story of conquerining. It pulls out the warrior in all of us, but what if I told you this war was psychological in nature more so than physical?

The Bible says in 1 Samual 17, two armies, one Philistine and one Israeli, stood on two mountains and shouted war cries to each other for 40 days and and 40 nights. The Philistines sent out one man, Goliath of Gath to fight one man from Israel, but for 40 days and nights, Israel sent out no one. 40 days and night of psychological warfare is exhausting. I know it is just words, but the word defy means to taunt, defame, blaspheme, reproach, unbraid, agitate. Psychological warfare is harder to wage than physical warfare, because emotional exhaustion is like shadow boxing, you never know where it is coming from, but you keep getting hit.

After 40 days and nights of psychological warfare, David shows up and says, enough is enough. I will go deal with this enemy of ours, the Philistines. One man shows up on the psychological battlefield and the war is over. They were there for 40 days and nights, David was there for less than 40 hours and everything changed. Where are the David’s who see the enemy for who he is and brings an end to the psychological warfare many are engaged in?

The word of God is David! The word of God stops the psychological warfare, but you must sit down and read your bible. The word of God is the table prepared in the presence of your enemies (Psalm 23). The word of God is Jesus Christ in the flesh. The word of God is the stone and the sling that takes out the enemy. The psychological warfare ends when the word of God comes onto the battlefield in your situation. Grab your bible, which is a double edged sword (Hebrews 4:12) and watch God bring an end to your psychological warfare. Truth is what sets you free (John 8:32).