I was preaching yesterday from the lectionary. In I Samuel 1 is the account of David and Goliath. When Saul told David he would be no match for Goliath, David's defense was sure. Saul said that Goliath had been a soldier with great battle experience and great weapons. David said, "Yes, but I was a keeper of sheep and when the paws of a lion grabbed a sheep and took him away I went after him grabbed the lion by the hair and made him give up the sheep. Same this with the paws of a bear." In effect David was saying with the help of God and without any artillery, he had proved himself a fierce and fearless warrior.
When we see an enemy or an adversity and are gripped with fear we do not have to look at the paws of the enemy that have us in its clutches but rather we "pause" look up and are strengthened by the one who is always present.
Si in the midst of the paws that grab you with fear, look up and take "pause" and see with faith the gripping power of God presence.
The paws of natural and unnatural adversity cause us to "pause" and see the presence of God. No giant is so big that he will not fall to faith that is fear having said its prayers.
About Me
- Don Paine
- I am a pastor and a clinical psychotherapist. My life's passion is defining healthiness from a human perspective and paralleling it to the holiness of God, divine perspective. Shifting perspectives creates a paradigm that is alongside of rather than over and against. The parakalein of God and the paradoxes of humanity are redefined. Humanity is all about winning and yet we are losing ground everywhere. Divinity is all about letting go of the desire to win and the fear of loss. The Divine embraces the world with loving care regardless of anything.
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