Engaging Our Culture: January 7-How One Victory Can Alter the Course of Your Life

Video of the Day: Scene from the 1994 film “Little Giants”

Bible Verse of the Day:

Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.” 34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God, 1 Samuel 17:33-36.

Biblical Connection:

Rick Moranis plays Coach Danny O’Shea. presiding over the Bad News Bears version of a pee wee football team. After another humiliating loss, Coach gives his players a glimpse of hope in the form of the one time in life he was successful during an athletic competition. As each player recounts a similar experience, hope is conceived in the mind of each of these players.

When David placed his hope in God rather than the goliath odds that stood against him, a quiet confidence formed. Despite King Saul’s attempt to talk him out of this fight, David recounted how the Lord had prepared him for this specific battle. While all the soldiers in the Israeli army fled Goliath’s daily challenge, David stood tall with God on his side. May David’s miraculous victory over a giant fill you with hope that God will help you defeat the challenges you’ll be facing in 2025.

Closing Song:

An interactive blog to engage our culture in 2025 by Jay Mankus.

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