Seeing What No One Else Sees

 

I Samuel 17:24 All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel.” 26 And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” 27 And the people answered him in the same way, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.”

This account is one of the best-known events in the Old Testament.  Everyone loves to see the underdog win, for courage to pay-off, and some big, arrogant jerk get what's coming to him.  It is so easy for us to miss what is most important here: David saw what everyone else missed: this guy was mocking God, and no one was willing to care enough to do anything about it.  Goliath and the Philistines were denying Truth, and no one stood up for Him. If that is the case, what hope do we have? Are we willing to stand up for Him?