OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY | FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER 2022
OUR DAILY BREAD (ODB ) TODAY | FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER 2022
Our Daily Bread Devotional 24 OCTOBER 2022
OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL
Topic: FLEEING FROM TURKEYS
ODB (OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL) KEY SCRIPTURE:
Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 3–5; 1 Timothy 4
Memory Verse: 1 Samuel 17:48
David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
Today’s Scripture & Insight: 1 Samuel 17:32,40–50
Goliath considered it an insult to have David fight him because David was “little more than a boy” (1 Samuel 17:42). The Hebrew word translated “boy” means “a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence.” It also has the connotation of status, one who was a lowly servant. Goliath was a highly respected warrior. King Saul highlighted this disparity when he told David, “You’re only a boy, and [Goliath has] been a man of war since his youth” (1 Samuel 17:33 nlt). Scholars estimate David would have been about fourteen or fifteen years old.
OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL
How quickly the tables had turned! The hunted had become the hunter when the turkeys seized the initiative. Foolishly, I had wondered if they were too dumb to be scared. I wasn’t about to be carelessly wounded by a bird, so I fled. From turkeys.
Also Read, Open Heavens For 24 OCT 2022
David didn’t seem dangerous, so Goliath taunted him to come near. “ ‘Come here,’ he said, ‘and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!’ ” (1 Samuel 17:44). David flipped the script when he seized the initiative. He ran toward Goliath, not because he was foolish but because he had confidence in God. He shouted, “This very day . . . the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel” (v. 46). Goliath was puzzled by this aggressive boy. What’s going on? he must have thought. Then it hit him. Right between the eyes.
It’s natural for small animals to run from people and shepherds to avoid giants. It’s natural for us to hide from our problems. Why settle for natural? Is there a God in Israel? Then, in His power, run toward the fight.
Reflect & Pray
How healthy are your relationships? How can you allow the Spirit to produce fruit that enables healthier relationships?
Heavenly Father, help me when I want to strike back at those who hurt me. Please help me to respond with love.
Learn more about the place of forgiveness in your life.
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