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Brighter Day Baptist Church Devotional
February 25, 2026

Day 2: Don’t Listen to the Noise

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:10–11
“And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day… When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.”

The Giant’s Voice

Before David ever picked up a stone, Goliath was already fighting with words.

For forty days, morning and evening, Goliath shouted fear into the camp of Israel. He didn’t just stand there—he spoke defeat. And the army listened. The king listened. The soldiers listened.

And they became exactly what they heard—afraid.

Giants don’t just show up physically. They speak into your mind:

  • “You’ll never overcome this.”

  • “You’re not strong enough.”

  • “This problem is too big.”

  • “You’ve failed too many times.”

Fear grows when we keep listening to the wrong voice.

But when David arrived, he heard something different. He didn’t hear a giant. He heard someone defying the living God. What everyone else called “impossible,” David called “uncircumcised Philistine.”

The difference wasn’t size.

The difference was perspective.

Life Application

What voices have you been listening to?

The voice of fear?
The voice of failure?
The voice of your past?

If you rehearse the giant’s threats long enough, you will shrink in your own eyes.

But when you rehearse God’s promises, the giant begins to shrink.

You cannot control what shouts at you.
But you can control what you agree with.

Today, stop giving your giant a microphone.

Turn down fear.
Turn up faith.
Turn toward God.

Prayer

Lord, help me silence the voices of fear and doubt in my life. When the enemy speaks defeat, remind me of Your promises. Give me ears to hear Your truth above the noise of my giants. Strengthen my heart to stand firm in faith. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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