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David refused Saul’s armor, but instead defeated Goliath with a sling and a stone. There’s wisdom in that. David was accustomed to a sling and a stone. He had experience with it. All of your past successes – and failures – are part of the package of experience God has put together in your life to empower you to slay the Goliath that is troubling you. Draw on that experience, and ask the Lord how He wants to put it to work for you today.
… there was no room for them in the inn. — Luke 2:7
In our high school, the National Honor Society picked the graduating class speaker. I went to the meeting confident that I had a good chance of being elected. I was one of the best debaters and competitive public speakers in the state, and I was well known in student government.
I walked into the room confident. But from the middle of the room boomed the voice of one of my fellow students. “Dwight Clough,” she said, “I don’t like the way you speak.”
All eyes turned to me, but I was caught completely off guard. I was speechless.
The ploy worked. I was defeated, and her candidate was quickly elected.
We live in a world where most people try to elbow their way to the front of the line. This same world tried to throw Jesus away before He was even born. But He arrived anyway. I’m struck by how unobtrusive Jesus is. I think of my grandmother who loved to put a tray of cake and coffee in the lap of her guests, and then fade into the background, letting someone else take center stage.
Like my grandmother, Jesus won’t take center stage, unless we give it to Him.
May He have center stage in our lives today!
Be encouraged!
Dwight
What happens when you partner with Dwight Clough Ministries?
Victims of violent crimes and survivors of abuse are finding peace,
wholeness, the power to forgive and the strength to set boundaries.
Those ensnared by addictions are finding freedom. Marriages are being
restored. Families are strengthened. Christian brothers and sisters in
restricted lands who face persecution are finding strength and
encouragement. Young believers are learning how to walk with the Lord,
and people are coming into the faith for the first time. None of this
happens as a result of one person’s efforts, but rather this is God’s
work as He blesses the sacrifice of many people including yourself. We
partner with you, with other ministries, and, most significantly, with
the Lord. That’s how the supernatural happens.
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