Below is an excerpt from today's devotional service at PBIR....1 Samuel 17: 48-49 - As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground.
No one else discusses God. David discusses no one else but God. David majors in God. He sees the giant, but he just sees God more so. He is “God-focused” instead of “giant-focused”. David sees the armies of God. And because he does, David hurries and runs toward the army to meet the Philistine.
When was the last time you did the same? How long has it been since you ran toward your challenge? We tend to retreat, duck behind a desk of work or crawl into a nightclub of distraction or a bed of forbidden love. For a moment, or a day, or a year, we feel safe, insulated, anesthetized, but then the work runs out, the liquor wears off, the lover leaves, and we hear Goliath again.
Try a different tack. Rush your giant with a God-saturated soul. Giant of divorce, you aren’t entering my home! Giant of depression? It may be a lifetime, but you won’t conquer me. Giant of alcohol, bigotry, child abuse, insecurity…. You’re going down. How long since you loaded your sling and took a swing at your giant?
1. Can you identify the giants in your life?
2.How does your typical day begin; thinking about the giants or thinking about God?
3. What is preventing you from slaying the giants in your life?
You have a choice:
a. Battle your giants in your own power.
b. Run from your giants.
c. Allow your giants to paralyze you.
d. Turn your giants over to God and let him overcome them!!!!!!!
It’s your choice…. What’s it going to be?
Adapted from “ Facing your Giants” by Max Lucado, Thomas Nelson Publishing
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