In the Land of the Giants
Jerry N Watts
1 Samuel 17
As a kid when I heard the word ''giant'', all I thought of was that old TV commercial for the Jolly Green Giant vegetables. (sing) I also thought of Jack and the Beanstalk and His words; ''Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman: Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!'' The best part of that story was when Jack chopped down the beanstalk and the giant (the danger) was gone.
The Bible speaks of Giants on many occasions. The Children of Israel came to Kadesh Barnea, sent the committee to scout the land, and then heard a report about the ''giants'' in the land. This Report could have rightly been named, ''The good, the bad, and the ugly.'' The good was there indeed flowing with milk and honey, the bad was the discovery of ''giants'' in the land, and the ugly would most definitely have been the decision of the people to focus on the size of those giants instead of the size of their God. The result? The Giants won. Frequently giants do win but they don't have to.
Arguably, we have read the most famous ''giant story'' in the Bible and maybe in history itself. The story of David and Goliath has been told and retold time and again. With this story firmly place in our mind, let's investigate the being in the Land of the giants.
If there is a universal symbol for Giants, it would be the Philistines; for they were big people and almost always fighting God's people. In fact, it's safe to say that the Philistines always opposed God's people and even to God himself. Such is the nature of Giants. In the same way Goliath faced down armies of Judah and attempted to intimidate David, Giants face us down today. Our giants carry a different name but in a more realistic way they discourage, defeat, and on occasion debilitate us.
What are these? A complete list would require all of working together to name them all, but a partial list of ''giants would include; financial, fami ...
Jerry N Watts
1 Samuel 17
As a kid when I heard the word ''giant'', all I thought of was that old TV commercial for the Jolly Green Giant vegetables. (sing) I also thought of Jack and the Beanstalk and His words; ''Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman: Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!'' The best part of that story was when Jack chopped down the beanstalk and the giant (the danger) was gone.
The Bible speaks of Giants on many occasions. The Children of Israel came to Kadesh Barnea, sent the committee to scout the land, and then heard a report about the ''giants'' in the land. This Report could have rightly been named, ''The good, the bad, and the ugly.'' The good was there indeed flowing with milk and honey, the bad was the discovery of ''giants'' in the land, and the ugly would most definitely have been the decision of the people to focus on the size of those giants instead of the size of their God. The result? The Giants won. Frequently giants do win but they don't have to.
Arguably, we have read the most famous ''giant story'' in the Bible and maybe in history itself. The story of David and Goliath has been told and retold time and again. With this story firmly place in our mind, let's investigate the being in the Land of the giants.
If there is a universal symbol for Giants, it would be the Philistines; for they were big people and almost always fighting God's people. In fact, it's safe to say that the Philistines always opposed God's people and even to God himself. Such is the nature of Giants. In the same way Goliath faced down armies of Judah and attempted to intimidate David, Giants face us down today. Our giants carry a different name but in a more realistic way they discourage, defeat, and on occasion debilitate us.
What are these? A complete list would require all of working together to name them all, but a partial list of ''giants would include; financial, fami ...
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