God is Our Rock Part I

“My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.” –Psalm 62:5-7

     King David wrote this Psalm praising God. In this particular Psalm, God is referred to as our rock, our defense, our salvation, our glory, and our refuge. As I studied this Psalm, I decided to see what purpose rocks served in the Bible. This way, I could attempt to get inside King David's mind and try to understand why He chose to call God His rock insread of "a mighty javelin" persay. In the Bible, people used rocks for weaponry, building, and in one instance, to bring forth water. In this post, I will focus on how stones were used as weapons.

   Before King David became King, he was a simple shepherd boy. When the Philistines were encamped around the Israelites, not one man was brave enough to go and fight the giant Goliath. Men, much older, wiser, and stronger than David cowered at the sight of the great giant. Quoting from 1 Samuel 17:11, The Bible says that Saul and all Israel were dismayed and greatly afraid.

   However, the Lord called this young boy David to slay Goliath. The Lord commanded Him to gather five smooth stones from the river and put them in his slingshot. Although He was young, David had full assurance that God would deliver the Israelites from the Philistines. 1 Samuel 17:48-50 says:

   "So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him."

    Because of young David’s complete faith in the Lord, God guided the small rock in David’s sling to bring down a mighty, conquering giant. God is our rock. Even though some situations in our may seem so bizarre, like a young boy challenging a champion of war, through Jesus, we are more than conquerors. With His help, we can overcome the giant problems in our lives.