God Looms Larger / 上帝更伟大
Dexu Xia
God Looms Larger
You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty.
Giles Kelmanson, a South African game ranger, described the incredible scene: two honey badgers battling a pride of six lions. Although outnumbered, the honey badgers refused to back down from ferocious predators ten times their size. The lions thought the kill would be simple, but video footage shows the badgers walking away with something like a swagger.
David and Goliath offer an even more improbable story. Young, inexperienced David confronted the fierce Philistine Goliath. Towering above his young combatant, Goliath possessed brute strength and unrivaled weaponry—bronze armor and a lethal, razor-edged javelin (1 Samuel 17:5–6). David, a fledgling shepherd, carried only a slingshot when he arrived at the battlefield with bread and cheeses for his brothers (vv. 17–18).
Goliath challenged Israel to engage in battle, but no one was willing to fight. King Saul and “all the Israelites were . . . terrified” (v. 11). Imagine the shock when David stepped into the fray. What gave him the courage none of Israel’s hardened warriors possessed? For most, Goliath dominated their vision. David, however, saw God. “The Lord will deliver [Goliath] into my hands,” he insisted (v. 46). While everyone else believed Goliath controlled the story, he believed God loomed larger. And, with a single stone to the giant’s forehead, David’s faith proved true.
We’re tempted to believe that “Goliath” (our troubles) directs the story. God is larger, however. He dominates the story of our lives.
上帝更伟大
你来攻击我，是靠着刀枪和铜戟；我来攻击你，是靠着万军之耶和华的名。-撒母耳记上17章45节
南非一位森林保护区巡逻员录下一段令人难以置信的影片：两只蜜獾与六头狮子搏斗，蜜獾不顾己方势单力薄，奋勇抵抗体型比它们大十倍的狮子。狮子原以为两只蜜獾是手到擒来，但影片最后却看见蜜獾大摇大摆地离开了。
大卫和歌利亚的故事更是令人难以置信。年轻又没有作战经验的大卫，竟然与勇猛的非利士人歌利亚对抗。相较于年轻的大卫，高大的歌利亚俨然是个庞然大物，他力大无穷，身穿盔甲，肩负锋利的铜戟（撒母耳记上17章5-6节）。相反地，牧羊少年大卫到战场时，手里只有弹弓和给哥哥们的食物（17-18节）。
歌利亚向以色列人挑战，但无人敢和他决斗，因“扫罗和以色列众人⋯⋯极其害怕”（11节）。结果大卫勇敢应战，他为何具备以色列战士所缺乏的勇气呢？因为众人只看见高大的歌利亚，但大卫却看见伟大的上帝，这让他坚信上帝必将歌利亚交在他手里（46节）。当所有人都认定歌利亚必然获胜时，大卫却相信上帝更为强大。当那颗小石子射进巨人的额头时，就证实了大卫所信靠的上帝的确更伟大！
有时，我们觉得生活中的各种困难就像歌利亚一样庞大，但我们的上帝更伟大，祂会在我们的生活中掌权！
天父，有时世上的邪恶和我心中的疑惑都看似甚大，
求祢向我显明，让我看见唯独祢才是至高至大！
哪些事压得你喘不过气来？
上帝实为至大，如何改变你的观点呢？