Man is impressed with the externals; he doesn’t
see the heart. God is different. He doesn’t judge
by appearance or intelligence. King Saul hadn’t
learned that, however, so he looked at David and
said, “You don’t have the size for it. You’re just a
kid. Look over there at that giant!” (See 1 Samuel
17:17-39 .)
As I picture it, David was blinking and thinking,
What giant? The only giant in my life is God.
That’s a dwarf over there, Saul. God is not
impressed with the externals; He looks on the
heart. God is omnipotent! And if He’s on my side,
omnipotence can’t lose.
So often, when facing our own giants, we forget
what we ought to remember, and we remember
what we ought to forget. We remember our
defeats, and we forget the victories. Most of us
can recite the failures of our lives in vivid detail,
but we’re hard-pressed to name the specific,
remarkable victories God has pulled off in our
past.
Not so with David! He says, “You know why I can
fight Goliath, Saul? Because the same God who
gave me power over a lion and a bear will give me
power over Goliath. It is God who will empower
me . . . so just let me at him.”
Well, that let Saul off the hook, so he says, “Go,
and may the Lord be with you.” Isn’t it
remarkable how people can use spiritual clich?s
to cover up their empty lives? They know all the
right words to use . . . all the pious-sounding
sayings. Saul sure did.
Then Saul said, “Now wait a minute, David. We
have to fix you up for battle.” Imagine it! You
can’t tell me the Bible doesn’t have humor,
because it says, “Saul clothed David with his
garments.” Here’s Saul, a 52 long, and David is a
36 regular.
What works for one person will not necessarily
work for someone else. We’re always trying to put
our armor on someone else or wear someone
else’s armor. But that’s not the way to do battle.
It was a great breakthrough in my own life when I
finally discovered that I could be me and God
would use me. I couldn’t operate well, wearing
another’s armor. God provides unique techniques
for unique people.
Adapted from Charles R. Swindoll, “Unique
Techniques,” in Great Days with the Great Lives
(Nashville: W Publishing, 2005), 115. Copyright ©
2005 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights
reserved. Used by permission.
see the heart. God is different. He doesn’t judge
by appearance or intelligence. King Saul hadn’t
learned that, however, so he looked at David and
said, “You don’t have the size for it. You’re just a
kid. Look over there at that giant!” (See 1 Samuel
17:17-39 .)
As I picture it, David was blinking and thinking,
What giant? The only giant in my life is God.
That’s a dwarf over there, Saul. God is not
impressed with the externals; He looks on the
heart. God is omnipotent! And if He’s on my side,
omnipotence can’t lose.
So often, when facing our own giants, we forget
what we ought to remember, and we remember
what we ought to forget. We remember our
defeats, and we forget the victories. Most of us
can recite the failures of our lives in vivid detail,
but we’re hard-pressed to name the specific,
remarkable victories God has pulled off in our
past.
Not so with David! He says, “You know why I can
fight Goliath, Saul? Because the same God who
gave me power over a lion and a bear will give me
power over Goliath. It is God who will empower
me . . . so just let me at him.”
Well, that let Saul off the hook, so he says, “Go,
and may the Lord be with you.” Isn’t it
remarkable how people can use spiritual clich?s
to cover up their empty lives? They know all the
right words to use . . . all the pious-sounding
sayings. Saul sure did.
Then Saul said, “Now wait a minute, David. We
have to fix you up for battle.” Imagine it! You
can’t tell me the Bible doesn’t have humor,
because it says, “Saul clothed David with his
garments.” Here’s Saul, a 52 long, and David is a
36 regular.
What works for one person will not necessarily
work for someone else. We’re always trying to put
our armor on someone else or wear someone
else’s armor. But that’s not the way to do battle.
It was a great breakthrough in my own life when I
finally discovered that I could be me and God
would use me. I couldn’t operate well, wearing
another’s armor. God provides unique techniques
for unique people.
Adapted from Charles R. Swindoll, “Unique
Techniques,” in Great Days with the Great Lives
(Nashville: W Publishing, 2005), 115. Copyright ©
2005 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights
reserved. Used by permission.
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