1 SAMUEL 17:36-37

Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” And David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the LORD be with you!”

TO PONDER

"God prepare our heart for what you have for us next, and give us a heart to go where you call us to go. Amen.' That's a prayer of faith we have been praying as a community for over 5 years now. A prayer that is enabling us to reimagine and step boldly into what God has for us, even when it seems too big for us. But as I read the verse above this morning, it struck me that in a way that David had been praying that prayer too.

David was not a one shot wonder. He didn't just do a "Stephen Bradbury' and become a legend overnight by being the last man standing. God had been preparing David through the challenges of life, the battles of life, for what was in store next. So when David was confronted with something he hadn't faced before, he looked back at the challenges he had faced, with the lion and the bear, and saw that God had led him through that. In this challenge, David simply applied the same logic, 'If I approach this battle with the giant with the same faith in God who enabled me to get over past challenges, then God, who is the same, will enable me to overcome this challenge!'

What challenges or giants are you facing today that seem too big to handle? What is keeping you up at night or causing you fear? Maybe God is asking you to reimagine the challenges as opportunities to see him at work. The same God who has been faithful to you and brought you this far, will be faithful in the battles you face now. So 'go' - the Lord is with you...you will overcome.

PRAYER:

Lord, in every challenge of my life, you have been there. Help me to trust you and step forward in faith in all the challenges I face, big or small, knowing you are the same God who is with me always. Amen.

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