"The heavens are telling the glory of God; they are a marvelous display of His craftmanship" (Psalm 19:1).
When King David was a small lad, his father assigned him the care of the sheep. Day after day, night after night he cared for his sheep as a loving shepherd. No doubt on numerous occasions he would lie on his back and look up at the sun and the vastness of space, during the daytime. At night, the stars and the moon would seem so close that he could almost reach them, as he would talk to the God of his fathers.
The vast expanse of creation captivated him, and instinctively he knew that God, who created it all, was his God and he could trust Him with his life, so that just before he went against the giant Goliath he could say to King Saul, "When I am taking care of my father's sheep and a lion or a bear comes and grabs a lamb from the flock, I go after it with a club...I've done it to this heathen Philistine too, for he has defied the armies of the living God. The Lord who saved me from the claws and teeth of the lion and the bear will save me from this Philistine" (1 Samuel 17:34-37). When David went out against Goliath, he said to the giant, "You come to me with a sword and a spear, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of the armies of heaven and of Israel" (1 Samuel 17:45). Then with a sling and a stone, he killed the Philistine.
I personally believe David triumphed because his confidence in God came not only from the teachings of the holy Scriptures, but also from the experience that he had had with God, who created all the heavens and the earth.
TODAY'S ACTION POINT: I will make a special point to study the vastness of God's creation through books about science and to take time - not only in Scriptures, but also in books of science -- to notice the handiwork of God's beautiful creation, conscious that it will help me to become more sensitive and alert to the needs of others.
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