Bible in a Year: Psalms 13–15; Acts 19:21–41
The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and . . . the bear will rescue me. 1 Samuel 17:37
I worked at a fast-food restaurant for over two years in high
school. Some aspects of the job were difficult. Customers verbalized
their anger while I apologized for the unwanted slice of cheese on the
sandwich I didn’t make. Soon after I left, I applied for a computer job
at my university. The employers were more interested in my fast-food
experience than my computer skills. They wanted to know that I knew how
to deal with people. My experience in unpleasant circumstances prepared
me for a better job!
Young David persevered through an experience we might well call
unpleasant. When Israel was challenged to send someone to fight Goliath,
no one was brave enough to step up to the task. No one but David. King
Saul was reluctant to send him to fight, but David explained that as a
shepherd he had fought and killed a lion and a bear for the sake of the
sheep (1 Sam. 17:34–36). Confidently he stated, “The Lord who rescued me
from the paw of the lion and . . . the bear will rescue me from the
hand of this Philistine” (v. 37).
Being a shepherd didn’t earn David much respect, but it prepared him
to fight Goliath and eventually become Israel’s greatest king. We may be
in difficult circumstances, but through them God might be preparing us
for something greater!
Lord, help me to hold on during the unpleasant times in my life knowing that You may be preparing me for something greater.
God uses present circumstances to prepare us for the future.
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