| Someone Else's Armor Nov. 25, 2009 |
with a coat of mail. 39 David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them.” So David took them off. When David was preparing to fight Goliath, King Saul insisted that David wear the king's armor. So David accepted the king's offer but soon realized that the garment was too heavy and uncomfortable. It would hinder him from accomplishing his goal. So David took them off. What is this story telling us? It says that when God has given us a task, He has already supplied us with everything that we need to do it. We have the training, we have the wisdom, and we are able to do it just as we are and we shouldn't let others make us believe otherwise. Many times, God has asked us to do something and we have told Him that we are too small/tall, too young/old, too poor/uneducated. We feel that we have to have a large number of degrees behind our name before we can be of any use to God. But that is simply not so. We shouldn't tell that lie to ourselves and we shouldn't let others tell us that either. God has already taken into account all of our imperfections, in fact, they are the very reason why He has chosen us. That is how God will get the glory. So as we enter into our Thanksgiving holiday, let's be thankful for the gifts and talents that God has blessed us with. That way, the next time God gives us an assignment, we won't go looking for someone else's armor to complete the mission that God has specially crafted for us. We can be confident in knowing that God has called us just as we are. |
Original Publish Date Nov. 28, 2006