Rocks

            The story of David and Goliath has been on my mind today. I have been thinking about that small stone that took Goliath down. I imagine David picking that stone back up after the battle and putting it in his pouch, one might think of it as a lucky stone. But David was God’s own heart, he knew the stone was simply the instrument but the victory was God’s. God had Moses give water to the Israelites through a rock too. Water that equaled life; from a rock!

            Then I thought about the fact that Jesus is referred to as the “capstone the builders rejected” and also considered how on Palm Sunday the Pharisees and Sadducees wanted the people to cease their singing and Jesus told them it wouldn’t matter if the people were quiet, that “the rocks and stones themselves would start to sing.” God is also likened to a rock, our firm foundation.

            We face our own Goliaths each day; illness, financial struggles, low self-esteem, doubts, disappointments, bullies, and other such things. Look what God has done with rocks and stones! We have so much more going on than rocks. We have abilities, stories, possessions, opportunities and more that we too can use to be instruments for God. If God can do such great things with rocks we should be encouraged and courageous to allow him to do great things through us, shouldn’t we? Don’t throw rocks at others; be a rock for others.