Tuesday; April 7

          As Christians, do we ever feel like the world is out to get us?  Do we get this feeling that society, governments, unbelievers ... or any one of a number of other people ... are trying to bully us into backing down?   I do my best to try to stay positive about things like this and try not to join in with the negativity that is so easy spread, but if the truth were known, I would have to admit that there are some people out to destroy the Christian lifestyle.  While this may be the reality, there is another side to it – this is nothing new – God’s people have always been the subject to loudmouth detractors.  The fact that it exists isn’t what’s important, that is reserved for the question, “What are we going to do about it?”. 
          Most of us are familiar with the story of David and Goliath where the big meanie said awful things to the Israelite army.  He was imposing and vile – but more than anything he was effective because people were too afraid to challenge him.  They just accepted that he was the biggest, baddest dude on the block and they avoided conflict.  They believed his propaganda and accepted their fate.  Well, they did until David showed up.  When the young man heard what the giant was saying, he took offense and went on the offensive.  He believed that His God was bigger than this heathen and was unwilling to be intimidated.  In fact, he accepted Goliath’s challenge by saying, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.”, then summed up his faith by advocating, “... that all this assembly may know that the Lord does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and He will give you into our hands.” (I Samuel 17:45, 47).  We know that Goliath was killed by a stone to the forehead, but he was defeated by the heart of a godly warrior.
          We have a choice when it comes to dealing with the bullies in our world.  We can let them intimidate us or we can summon the courage of David and challenge them in the name of the God who assures victory!
         Think About It!

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