Then
he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the
stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling
in his hand, approached the Philistine.
Meanwhile,
the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming
closer to David.He looked David over and saw that he was little more
than a boy, glowing with health and handsome, and he despised him.He
said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?” And the
Philistine cursed David by his gods.“Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give
your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!”
David said to the
Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I
come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the
armies of Israel, whom you have defied.This day the Lord
will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off
your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine
army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know
that there is a God in Israel.All those gathered here will know that it
is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the
Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”
1 Samuel 17:40-47
David
used five smooth pebbles from a stream to defeat Goliath. Think about
the pebbles in your life - those small moments, words, or resources that
we tend to overlook and underestimate. The
same pebbles you pay no mind to while traveling the road of life may be
the very tools that empower you to defeat your enemies. Do not
despise the resources you have available to you for fear they are
incapable agents against the weapons of your opponents. When God sends
us into
battle, we have to stand confident in knowing we are not alone. Romans
8:31
tells us ".........if God is for us then who can be against us?" Use the
word of God as a stone and throw it at the enemy. And if nothing else,
the
name of Jesus is the best weapon you have. For at the name of Jesus,
demons tremble and giants fall. Be encouraged for the I AM, is with you.
