"And David said to [Saul], 'The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.' And Saul said to David, 'Go, and may the LORD be with you'... Then David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword, a speak, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. This day the LORD will deliver you up into my hands...'"
I wonder what David's first impression was of Saul? Here was a young man full of confidence and excitement about God's presence, purpose and power with His people, but the first time he "goes to Washington" he finds nothing but fear and dismay (7:11). The army of Israel was paralyzed before a strong and confident force called Goliath. Though David hadn't yet met Saul, he was incredulous at the way everyone was cowering, and he reacts by saying, "What will 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 taunt the armies of the living God?" (17:26). It's as if they're hoping and praying for someone, anybody, who might be bold enough to face this giant, because, as the storyteller says, "When the words which David spoke were heard, they told them to Saul, and he sent for him," (17:31). Saul could not but help see the haunting difference between them. David confidently and humbly offers himself by saying, "Let no man's heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine," (17:32). Saul was in disbelief until he began to hear this young man give testimony to the LORD's help against a lion and a bear, and he probably winced when David said, "The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine," (17:37). Surely with a sadness of a lingering memory of better days, Saul said to David, "Go, and may the Lord be with you," (17:38). He must have watched with a sense of wonder as David took five smooth stones from the brook and, with nothing but a sling in his hands, approached the Philistine. He must have must have felt the evident and painful difference between himself and this young man, as David fearlessly declared to Goliath, "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. This day the LORD will deliver you up into my hands..." (17:45-46)." The difference between these two was huge. There ought to be a difference between those who come at life from their own way and those who come at life from God's way. It's a certain simplicity that isn't impressed with the ways of the world. It's a certain sincerity that isn't tainted with the ways of the world. It's a certain strength that isn't rooted in the ways of the world. It's a certain spirit that isn't found in the ways of the world. Don't let the world rob you of this. The "Christian world", as did the army of Israel, needs to see the this difference again. Viva la diferencia!
I wonder what David's first impression was of Saul? Here was a young man full of confidence and excitement about God's presence, purpose and power with His people, but the first time he "goes to Washington" he finds nothing but fear and dismay (7:11). The army of Israel was paralyzed before a strong and confident force called Goliath. Though David hadn't yet met Saul, he was incredulous at the way everyone was cowering, and he reacts by saying, "What will 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 taunt the armies of the living God?" (17:26). It's as if they're hoping and praying for someone, anybody, who might be bold enough to face this giant, because, as the storyteller says, "When the words which David spoke were heard, they told them to Saul, and he sent for him," (17:31). Saul could not but help see the haunting difference between them. David confidently and humbly offers himself by saying, "Let no man's heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine," (17:32). Saul was in disbelief until he began to hear this young man give testimony to the LORD's help against a lion and a bear, and he probably winced when David said, "The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine," (17:37). Surely with a sadness of a lingering memory of better days, Saul said to David, "Go, and may the Lord be with you," (17:38). He must have watched with a sense of wonder as David took five smooth stones from the brook and, with nothing but a sling in his hands, approached the Philistine. He must have must have felt the evident and painful difference between himself and this young man, as David fearlessly declared to Goliath, "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. This day the LORD will deliver you up into my hands..." (17:45-46)." The difference between these two was huge. There ought to be a difference between those who come at life from their own way and those who come at life from God's way. It's a certain simplicity that isn't impressed with the ways of the world. It's a certain sincerity that isn't tainted with the ways of the world. It's a certain strength that isn't rooted in the ways of the world. It's a certain spirit that isn't found in the ways of the world. Don't let the world rob you of this. The "Christian world", as did the army of Israel, needs to see the this difference again. Viva la diferencia!
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