When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron. And the people of Israel came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.
As soon as Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.” And the king said, “Inquire whose son the boy is.” And as soon as David returned from the striking down of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. And Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
(1 Samuel 17:48-58 ESV)
So, what happens when we serve God where we are, even in the smallest of ways? He opens up bigger opportunities, and challenges our faith. Will we see what we see? Will we hear Him calling? David was doing those kinds of things when God called him to stand up to the giant, then step back and let God land the stone. By doing so, a lot changed: the boastful blaspheming babbler was silenced, the Philistines fled in fear, and David found himself more well entrenched in theu royal palace as the king's son-in-law. Obedience does that. Faith does that. Where could we go? What could we do, if we followed the same pattern? Know God's word well enough to sing it and apply it; serve him Him and our family in the humblest ways; trust him enough to take a risk that might cause us our lives, our face, our future, because we know He is faithful.
Sunday, August 21, 2016
The Ripple effect...
When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron. And the people of Israel came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.
As soon as Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.” And the king said, “Inquire whose son the boy is.” And as soon as David returned from the striking down of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. And Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
(1 Samuel 17:48-58 ESV)
So, what happens when we serve God where we are, even in the smallest of ways? He opens up bigger opportunities, and challenges our faith. Will we see what we see? Will we hear Him calling? David was doing those kinds of things when God called him to stand up to the giant, then step back and let God land the stone. By doing so, a lot changed: the boastful blaspheming babbler was silenced, the Philistines fled in fear, and David found himself more well entrenched in theu royal palace as the king's son-in-law. Obedience does that. Faith does that. Where could we go? What could we do, if we followed the same pattern? Know God's word well enough to sing it and apply it; serve him Him and our family in the humblest ways; trust him enough to take a risk that might cause us our lives, our face, our future, because we know He is faithful.
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