Small Giants

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.

Over the last weeks I have been reading a book entitled “Small Giants”. This book is about companies who decided that they didn’t have to be the biggest in their industry. Many want to get bigger and bigger but the companies featured in this publication decided that they could be small but they could be the best in some niche.

As I thought of those words “Small Giants” my thoughts were drawn to such men as David, Noah or Daniel in the Bible. We can truly say that God has chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the mighty. Can you see young David leaving the pastures and coming to the battlefield? A young shepherd boy who was going to fight against the Giant Goliath. In comparison to King Saul, his army, the opposing army and Goliath; he was only a boy. He was small in their sight but he was a giant with God.

There is among us all a desire to be or to be seen to be great. We always admire those who have made it in their profession or position. We would all like a piece of fame or fortune. David was a man who achieved one of the highest positions that of king. One day he was to become a national giant but first of all he was a “Small Giant”.

His training was not in the greatest schools of his day but it was on the mountaintops as he looked after his family’s sheep. We can see his obedience to family, nation and God. David was a man who followed God in the small things of life and ultimately in the greater things. He was a “Small Giant” who was willing to protect his sheep from the bear and the lion and then his people from Goliath. David took his stand for God.

Young people are you willing to take your stand for God. Do you want to be great for God? If you want to be great then you need to be obedient in the small things or the things that are not seen.

Remember the basics of prayer, reading and studying God’s word. If we go through the basic training then we will be able to stand when there is a cause.

You too could be a David
You too could be a Daniel
You too could be one of the Hebrew children