The Egotist
“First
pride, then the crash - the bigger the ego, the harder the fall”
Proverbs
16:18 (MSG)
Young
David looked into the mocking eyes of the giant who stood a whopping 9’7” tall.
God
had already helped him kill a lion and a bear that went after his father’s
sheep. God would do it again.
Goliath
sneered, “You’re dead meat, a joke, an insult to me! I’m gonna to feed your
flesh to the buzzards. You’ll be toast today.”
David
shot back unafraid, “It is the God of the Armies of Heaven that you spit upon
today. He will hand you over to me and I will cut off your head.”
And—David
did!
Another true story
David
Wilkerson was a skinny teen. As a young boy his family moved quite often. He
hated this. He could always count on a new bully.
When
he set foot on the next campus his peers told him to get ready. He was going to
be approached by Billy, the campus bully. Everyone took note of Billy. He was
BIG!
David
prayed, “Help, Lord!” A scripture flashed through David’s mind.
“It’s
not by power, not by might, but by my spirit, says the Lord,”
Zechariah
4:6
The
dreaded day came. As David walked home from school he saw Billy on the opposite
sidewalk—Billy crossed over.
“Look
at you, you skinny kid. I’m gonna knock your brains out.”
Under
his breath, David began to whisper, “It’s not by might, not by power, but by My
Spirt…not by might, not by power, but by my spirit…”
And
as he circled Billy, David felt courage rising. He just kept circling with
raised fists and whispering the verse! Nothing—ever happened. Billy walked away—mystified
by David’s courage, confidence, and his fearlessness!
The
next day, Billy hailed David a hero, a tough guy.
If you want to be a champion, turn to
God, and give Him glory.
And a sure fire way to loose, refuse to
trust in God—be an egotist.
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