JUST FIVE SMOOTH STONES 

  

Holy Bible

I Samuel 17:  Vrs 38-40

³⁸ Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. ³⁹ David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them.

“I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not used to them.” So he took them off. ⁴⁰ Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.

                Five smooth stones.  I imagine the young shepherd wading in the stream and carefully choosing five smooth stones.

 

 

      Obviously, they had to be smooth, no rough edges or they’d get caught in the sling and veer off course.  But did you ever wonder why he took five? 

 

 

It only took one careful aim to fall the giant Goliath.

               I’ve been wondering.  If I named each stone, what five words would I choose?

 

                Hey, you go first, Okay?

? Possibilities ?

     Did you think about it? 

     Choose them carefully.  They may need some smoothing.

     Here’s mine:    

FAITH

CONFIDENCE

FOCUS

SKILL

TRUST

         If we read the first 37 verses, it’s obvious that David had all of these in his pouch. 

It really didn’t matter which stone he picked to sling at the giant, he was already the victor.

 

 

 

Got any giants in your life?

Choose your stones carefully!

 

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