Whenever I don't know what to read in the Bible, I turn to one of the books of history- Samuel, Kings, Chronicles. Every single story in those pages is absolutely vivid and full of things to learn.
In 1 Samuel 21, David is running away from Saul, the king at the time, because he wants to kill him. He arrives in a town and goes to the priest, Ahimelech, to ask for supplies.
"David asked Ahimelech, "Don't you have a spear or a sword here? I haven't brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king's business was urgent."
The priest replied, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it; there is no sword here but that one."
David said, "There is none like it; give it to me.""
-1 Samuel 21:8-9
How awesome is that?
David needs to find a sword. He ends up with the sword of the guy that he killed years ago that led to his rise to fame in the first place. When people see David out on the battle field with Goliath's sword they will be full of instant respect. Here's a guy fighting with a sword probably twice as big as it needs to be that he took from a giant when he was just a shepherd.
You never know when you're gonna find yourself like David- when our past victories will come back to help us in our times of need. Take every chance you can to fight a battle because if you win, that's one more sword stored away that you might be able to use later on in life.
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