The Blessing of Ordinary / Day 3

The Blessing of Ordinary

Day 3 of 10 Cheese and Bread On the surface, David versus Goliath is a story that seems to go against our theme: Isn't David killing Goliath one of the best examples of a radical faith, where a person does a seemingly impossible thing for God's glory? Yes, at first glance, this story seems to say nothing about us unknown and unglamorous folks plodding along washing dirty dishes, mowing lawns, and wiping dusty living rooms… But let's examine David's morning… He woke up very early. He made arrangements with a neighbor to take care of his sheep. He loaded up his vehicle with cheese and bread. Lastly, he went on a road trip to deliver his father's gifts to his older brothers who were fighting with King Saul against the hated Philistines. Nothing glamorous or amazing in any of that. And no prayers asking God to make him the eternally famous David the Giant Slayer. David didn't wake up with Goliath on his mind. He woke up to honor his dad and be a delivery boy who carried bread and cheese. The famous story of David versus Goliath happened because of faithfulness with everyday items like bread and cheese. God had weighed David's motives and knew the young man sought His own heart. One of the foundational secrets to enjoying peace in the everyday is to seek God, not giants. Jesus shared this truth when he told us to seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness. Our hearts should pursue the kind of relationship David had with God instead of seeking the sensational and spectacular. When we daydream about the "great things" we could be doing for God, we miss the beauty of His Kingdom already around us and our lives become marked by resentment rather than reverence. God hasn't asked you to kill Goliath today, but the Lord does want you to be gentle with your words, or patient with your sibling, or honest on your taxes. And unless there's a chopped up bull on an altar in your living room, you're not expected to call down fire from heaven either. I know that it sounds contrary to so many things you've heard, and we'll address it in the next few devotions…but for now: Seek God, not giants. I Samuel 13:14 NKJV 14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.” I Samuel 17:1-21 NKJV 1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies together to battle, and were gathered at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah; they encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephes Dammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and they encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array against the Philistines. 3The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. 4 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. 6 And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders. 7 Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him. 8 Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. 9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us.” 10 And the Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.” This chapter has 21 verses This selection continues on YouVersion Matthew 6:33 NKJV 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.