The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Samuel 19:5b,
"The Lord won a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it and were glad."
We are all familiar with the story of David and Goliath. The small young David killed the combat-hardened and tactically equipped giant Goliath - with his sling.
Yet here we see Jonathon attributing the killing of Goliath to the Lord himself, "The Lord won a great victory..."
David was a man of faith, and as such he accomplished some amazing things. While David did those things, we cannot fail to recognize God's hand in them. The things people do out of their faith reflect the Lord of their faith. Earlier in the verse Jonathan observed, "He [David] took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine." The taking his life in his own hands was his placing his faith and trust in the Lord's hands, that the Lord would bring the victory.
Here is David's confidence in the Lord that he shared with King Saul when he set himself to fight Goliath, "The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine." 1 Samuel 17:37. I am reminded of Proverbs 21:31, "The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord."
Whatever it is we are challenged with in life, we need to recognize that we have an awesome provider, protector, refuge and Savior in our Lord, one who can bring victory over those things we face. As we step out in faith and take on those challenges, we need to recognize the Lord, and of course, acknowledge him as we succeed in those challenges.
I suspect David would rather not be recognized as an expert marksman with his sling nearly as much as that he placed his faith and trust in the Lord who had brought him the many victories in life, whether over "the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear" or his many other struggles with Saul and others.
David, not a perfect man, was a man for us to emulate in his wonderful faith in the Lord. And, as great as that faith was, it is the Lord himself that brought his victories.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Trevor Fisk
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"The Lord won a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it and were glad."
We are all familiar with the story of David and Goliath. The small young David killed the combat-hardened and tactically equipped giant Goliath - with his sling.
Yet here we see Jonathon attributing the killing of Goliath to the Lord himself, "The Lord won a great victory..."
David was a man of faith, and as such he accomplished some amazing things. While David did those things, we cannot fail to recognize God's hand in them. The things people do out of their faith reflect the Lord of their faith. Earlier in the verse Jonathan observed, "He [David] took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine." The taking his life in his own hands was his placing his faith and trust in the Lord's hands, that the Lord would bring the victory.
Here is David's confidence in the Lord that he shared with King Saul when he set himself to fight Goliath, "The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine." 1 Samuel 17:37. I am reminded of Proverbs 21:31, "The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord."
Whatever it is we are challenged with in life, we need to recognize that we have an awesome provider, protector, refuge and Savior in our Lord, one who can bring victory over those things we face. As we step out in faith and take on those challenges, we need to recognize the Lord, and of course, acknowledge him as we succeed in those challenges.
I suspect David would rather not be recognized as an expert marksman with his sling nearly as much as that he placed his faith and trust in the Lord who had brought him the many victories in life, whether over "the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear" or his many other struggles with Saul and others.
David, not a perfect man, was a man for us to emulate in his wonderful faith in the Lord. And, as great as that faith was, it is the Lord himself that brought his victories.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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