Have you ever had one of those days when the deck seems stacked, and not in your favor, from the moment you get up? Admit it, we've all had those days. The kids are tired and don't want to get up for school, everyone is moving like molasses. They are cranky. You start to get cranky, despite your best efforts and intentions to stay cheerful. The dog has knocked over the garbage. The cat has puked on the floor. Your husband can't find his phone. You open the cupboard to make sandwiches, and realize their are only three pieces of bread left, but four people need lunches. You get everyone out the door, and turn to realize the house looks like it was hit by a tornado. On top of that, there is a stack of bills waiting to be paid, but you know there isn't enough money in the bank to pay them all. And, you've got that project to finish for your child's teacher.You think, "Oh, my bed looks so cozy and comforting." You'd like to crawl back in, pull the covers up, and make it all go away. I'll be the first to admit it... I have. There have been days I've just tossed in the towel, shut out what needed to be done, and crawled back in bed. Sometimes, that's okay. Sometimes, we just need a little extra rest for our bodies.
But, more often than not, what we need is a dose of strength, wisdom, and peace that comes not from ourselves, but from the almighty God who is never short on supply of these things, and He willingly offers them to us.
Over and over again in the Bible, we are shown pictures of God's amazing strength, situations in which He used the weak to overcome the strong. He accomplishes the impossible. The parting of the Red Sea so the Israelites could escape slavery in Egypt for freedom. A small, young boy, the little brother in the family, David, uses a rock and his slingshot to kill a giant. A savior is born into the home of a carpenter, through a lineage of prostitutes, murderers, people from "the other side of the tracks," not to a royal blood line.
Today, as I read 2 Samuel 21:15-22, I was reminded how our God overcomes the seemingly impossible for us. In this passage, David was weak from battle, weak and weary from running, hiding, fighting even his own son's armies. David was cornered by a giant. Not merely someone who was taller than him, but literally a giant. This man's spearhead alone weighed 7 pounds. That's a lot of lethal power in one weapon! David was about to breathe his last, when suddenly one of his men came and killed the giant. I do not imagine that was an easy task. And yet, God allowed it to be accomplished. God made it happen. In this passage, an account is given of how several giants were killed by David's men, because God was on David's side and made the impossible possible. David was the giant slayer through God's power as a boy, and when he grew up, his men were giant slayers through God's power.
God makes all things possible. Remember today how great and mighty He is! If you are walking with God today, you are walking with the maker of heaven and earth, the almighty! He has overcome. And He will help you overcome and make it through whatever seems impossible to you today. Just draw strength and wisdom from him. Don't just survive through today, but thrive through today, knowing that the God who helped David slay the giant, the God who saved David when he was weak and cornered is ready to strengthen you today.
God loved David, and through David God accomplished the impossible. For David God accomplished the impossible. God loves you, as well. For you and through you, God can accomplish the impossible. Just get connected and stay close to Him, your source of power, when you face the "impossible."
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