Daily Devotion, March 3, 2023

 

Devotion:

Read 1 Samuel 17:32-40.

David took off the things that soldiers usually used to go fight a battle. But he carried with him the tools and knowledge he had from earlier in his life. To the battle hardened soldier, David was about to be destroyed because there are certain things anyone knows not to do. You don’t fight a lion with a toothpick. You don’t sneeze into the wind. You don’t go bear hunting with a cork gun. And you don’t send a shepherd boy to battle a giant.

You don't, that is, unless you are out of options. Saul was out of options. That is true for us as well. When we are out of options that is exactly when we are open for God to do amazing things. Anyone who underestimates what God can do with the ordinary has missed out on the extraordinary workings of God.

Personal Worship Option:

What battles are you facing this week? Even if it’s bigger than you can handle, it’s not bigger than God can handle. See what is in your hands, your skills, your knowledge and give it to God and be ready to be amazed at God’s work in your life.