We all face times in our lives where everything feels hopeless. Like there is no way that we can get through it. For some of us, it may be an illness that we don’t think is going to go our way. For some of us, it may be a debt that we have to pay back and it looks like it’s not going to happen. For others, it may be a death of a loved one that we don’t think we’re going to ever be able to get over. And yet, for others there are things that they face that are just as difficult. Point is, our lives are going to have things like this. I am not a doomsday conspiracist. And I’m not a pessimist. I just know that difficulties are part of life.
The Bible has stories in it that we can learn from. And one of those is the story of David and Goliath. I know that you know the story. But it’s worth revisiting for the point of this devotion. Just think back to that moment in time. That moment in history. David is standing there facing Goliath. How is it going to be possible for him to defeat the giant? All the soldiers there must’ve thought it’s not possible! There’s no way! Wrong!
What I want us to remember about the story is not so much the ending. I want us to remember these key points. I want us to remember what David had going for him. David had faith in God. David believed in God. And he believed that God could get him through anything. Even the moment that he was facing Goliath. Wow! He had no doubt. That is something that we can all learn from. We all can learn from having faith like that. When we believe in our Lord and Savior like David did, we understand how God can show us grace that only he has. We understand that we can get through the tough times that we face. The illnesses. The debts. The deaths. Not impossible to face when we have God on our side. So today, let’s trust that God will get us through. Let’s believe that God loves us. Let’s believe that he always has. And let’s believe that he always will.
