Apprentice 2 Jesus

Simple stories from the Old Testament are so wonderful. I can look at the story of David and Goliath from time to time and each time find some things the Lord can teach me.

This trip through I notice again how Israel had lost their identity. They had allowed Goliath to dictate the rules of the game to them. He kept calling them “the army of Saul.” They always ran away in fear.

Here comes this KID…David…and he knows who he is. He knows the army is the army of the LORD. He knows Goliath is an uncircumcised Philistine. He knows the rules of the game! When he heard the war cry, he ran TO the battle. That’s warriors do.

It is a sober reminder to me. Sometimes I allow the enemy to dictate the rules of the game to me. I forget who I am, who I belong to, and just WHO the enemy is. So often I listen over and over to HIS rants toward me and forget to listen to the words of my King.

We need to run TO the battle, not run away from it.