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32 And David said to Saul, "Let no man''''s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine." 33 And Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth." ... 37 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!" ▶ ENGLISH BIBLE ◀
How infuriated David must have been! Here were the armies of Israel, being mocked by a Philistine. Sure, the Philistine was a formidable warrior, but why were his brothers along with all of Israel''''s army intimidated to the point of silence? They were God''''s chosen people! Not only that, but the king himself wanted to cover David in ill-fitting armor before he could go to battle. Didn''''t they understand that it was not David''''s strength that would defeat Goliath? Couldn''''t they see that this was a spiritual battle and not a military one? Our own reaction may be similar to the Israelites when we are confronted by someone who makes light of or even mocks our faith. Maybe other diners smirk when we say grace before a meal at a restaurant. A teammate might say we''''re weak because we won''''t cheat to win a game. On a larger scale, society itself might be little our faith in books or movies, depicting Christians as stupid or corrupt or both. We may feel intimidated and unqualified, as if we don''''t have the right resources to make an answer. Let''''s take David''''s example. We don''''t need a theology degree or persuasive arguments to stand up for the gospel. We need trust in the Holy Spirit and willingness to take small steps to follow his leading. First, of course, we start with prayer for the situation. But it may take only a kind word or loving example of forgiveness to win over our opponents. Who knows? We may be a small but necessary link in a chain of events that will turn a person''''s contempt into conversion! When it comes down to it, the source of all scorn for our faith is the devil. On a spiritual level, he is the father of all forms of hatred. But also on that spiritual level, our reliance on the power of the Holy Spirit outweighs any qualifications or preparation we may or may not have. Like David, we don''''t need to fear even a formidable opponent, because we fight in the name of the Lord. |
다윗이 얼마나 화가 났겠습니까! 이스라엘 군대 전체가 필리스티아인 하나에게 조롱당했으니 말입니다. 물론, 그 필리스티아인은 무시무시한 전사였습니다. 그러나 어찌하여 그의 형들과 다른 모든 이스라엘 군사들은 소리조차 못 낼 만큼 겁에 질렸다는 말입니까? 그들은 하느님께서 선택하신 사람들이었습니다! 그뿐 아니라 임금조차도 다윗이 전쟁터에 나갈 때 그에게 맞지도 않는 갑옷을 입혀 보내려고 하였습니다. 그들은 골리앗을 물리칠 힘은 다윗의 힘이 아니라는 것을 깨닫지 못했단 말입니까? 그들은 이 전쟁이 무력전이 아니라 영적 전쟁이라는 것을 알 수 없었단 말입니까? |
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