This passage is familiar to most—the story of David and Goliath. If you’re a Christian, you’re in a battle between good and evil. What giant is coming against you? God wants you to have the victory He’s already won in the battle against your enemy.
Jesus began His Sermon on the Mount with a well-known list of beatitudes. But what is a beatitude? Beatitude is really the satisfaction, joy, happiness, and blessing we feel when we know God has completely fulfilled a spiritual need. It is the attitude that ought to be reflected in the understanding of God's perfect provision. Beatitude is the real happiness that escapes the people who seek happiness. It is the real blessedness that comes only to those who seek the blessing of God. His beatitudes are the Keys to His Kingdom.