their lives as the ship was tossed on the waves. Even when they saw Jesus approaching on the water, they were terrified: They thought He was a ghost! (See Matthew 14:22–33.) They let fear get the better of them. The proud Israelite army lived in fear of one man. Of course, the tape measure on that man read nine feet, six inches. Goliath played mercilessly on their fear, taunting them with challenges he knew they wouldn’t dare accept. King Saul was ruled by fear—of the giant, then of the boy who slew