May 15: A Single Stone - Blog Post by Mike Polak

1 Samuel 17:1-18:4 

John 8:21-30 

Psalm 111:1-10 

Proverbs 15:11 

Everybody knows the story of David and Goliath, the story that you're probably most familiar with is that David, a young boy kills the giant Goliath, but I believe the story is more than that.To me this story is about a boy and his full unconditional trust in God. Unfortunately, I feel that sometimes whether it's because of pop-culture movies, or books, that we get the story twisted and we misunderstand what God may be trying to tell us. You see this story isn't about conquering giants in your life, but instead this is a story about having trust in Jesus Christ and believing that God is the one that performs wonders through you. You're not the one performing wonders for God. You're not the one slaying giants in your life, it is God that does that for you when you put your full trust in Him he can do miracles. 

45 David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with a sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord of Armies, the God of the ranks of Israel — you have defied him. 46 Today, the Lord will hand you over to me. Today, I'll strike you down, remove your head, and give the corpses of the Philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the wild creatures of the earth. Then all the world will know that Israel has a God, 47 and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the Lord saves, for the battle is the Lord's. He will hand you over to us." 48 When the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly to the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 David put his hand in the bag, took out a stone, slung it, and hit the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown to the ground. 50 David defeated the Philistine with a sling and a stone. -- 1 Samuel 17:45-50 

A single stone. Let me remind you that the stone is another name for Jesus Christ, Matthew 21:42 - The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is what the Lord has done and it is wonderful in our eyes? You see it wasn't David's strength or power, it isn't a story about defeating the giants in your life. This is a story about a young boy who truly trusted God, and with that trust Christ himself came down and struck his enemy with a single blow just like we were told in Genesis 3:14-15 - He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel. David is a young boy who has fully trusted God, and now knowing that Jesus Christ is the rock and the rock is what strikes Goliath in the head proved to me that God is the one who fights are battles for us. Let's remember to trust God like David did and trust that God will protect and love us.