Trust What God Gives You
Yes, we can also talk about the spiritual lessons from 1 Samuel 17 for our personal walk of faith. Namely, we should look at the weapons issue repeatedly discussed throughout the chapter. Goliaths' weapons are detailed. Saul's armor is offered. And the battle is won with the least expected items. 1 Samuel 17:40 (ESV) Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd’s pouch . His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine. 1 Samuel 17:50 (ESV) So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone , and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. The God we serve does not operate through the weapons we think are most powerful. We consider technological advances to be the greatest asset today. Yet God still works through the foolishness of preaching. We consider fame, notoriety, money, and charisma to win the day. God can take a southern boy from t...