"Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith." - Hebrews 12:1-2 David couldn’t wear Saul’s armor because it wasn’t made for him. But it wasn’t just about the armor, it was about the path God had chosen for David. Saul’s journey and David’s journey were never meant to look the same. God had a destiny for each of them, and David ...  Read More

"And David strapped his sword over his armor, and he tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them. Then David said to Saul, 'I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them.' So David put them off." - 1 Samuel 17:39 The last five words of this verse hold incredible power: “So David put them off.” Saul tried to dress David in his armor, thinking that was the only way he could face the giant. ...  Read More

"Then David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.'" - 1 Samuel 17:45 Imagine this scene: David is sent to deliver food to his brothers on the battlefield, I like to think he’s got some $5 hot and ready Little Caesar’s pizzas on his shoulder....  Read More

"His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’" - Matthew 25:23 You might feel like you’re not where you want to be yet, like the plans and dreams God has placed on your heart are still out of reach. But don’t let that discourage you. Just because you’re not there yet doesn’t mean G...  Read More

"But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: 'Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.'" - Isaiah 43:1 You’ve probably heard the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” It sounds tough, but let’s be honest, it’s not true. Words have power. Sometimes, they hurt more than any physical b...  Read More

"But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong." - 1 Corinthians 1:27 It’s easy to look at the people in the Bible and think they were superhuman. They stood before kings, parted seas, and defeated giants. Surely, they must have been extraordinary, right? Yet the truth is, these were ordinary people with ordinary struggles. Th...  Read More