READING:
One-year plan: 1 Samuel 17-19, Luke 19:11-48
Two-year plan: Numbers 5:11-6:27, Mark 6:30-52
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The giant surely towered over the shepherd boy. Had we not known the rest of the story, we likely would never have imagined the boy would take down the giant. Things just didn’t happen that way. Even the king thought the shepherd was too young and too inexperienced to go against the veteran warrior giant.
David knew, though, that the same God who had taken care of him when he faced lions and bears would take care of him when he faced the giant. That is, the God who protected him in the past would protect him now in the present. God’s nature and God’s track record of faithfulness gave the shepherd boy confidence the world would not have understood. David believed he would win the battle—and the nations would know about the God of Israel.
The lesson for us is quite simple: remembering God’s provision in the past can strengthen our faith in the present. The problem we face, however, is we get more focused on the giant we face in the present than on the God who has always been faithful to us—and who is bigger than the giant. May the Lord help us to remember His ongoing grace and provision no matter what we face today.
PERSONAL REFLECTION: Have you forgotten the blessings of God in your life?
PRAYER: “Father, help me to keep my focus on You today.”
TOMORROW’S READINGS:
One-year plan: 1 Samuel 20-23, Luke 20:1-26
Two-year plan: Numbers 7:1-39, Mark 6:53-7:10