In the 1987 film Predator, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Dutch Schaefer, leader of an elite mercenary rescue team.
During a rescue mission, Dutch and his company encounter a formidable foe with advanced weaponry who is targeting them.
During a deadly encounter in which one of Dutch’s men was slain they discover the creature hunting them has been wounded.
Even with the uncertainty of what they are facing, Dutch shares a bold and astute observation with his team:
‘If It bleeds, we can kill it.
In 1 Samuel 17:23-27,31-37 David encounters a formidable foe and is undeterred because of his faith:
While David was talking with them, Goliath came out from the line of Philistines and started boasting as usual. David heard him. When the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they were scared and ran off. They said to each other, “Look how he keeps coming out to insult us.
The king is offering a big reward to the man who kills Goliath. That man will even get to marry the king’s daughter, and no one in his family will ever have to pay taxes again.”
David asked some soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that worthless Philistine think he is? He’s making fun of the army of the living God!” The soldiers told David what the king would give the man who killed Goliath.
Some soldiers overheard David talking, so they told Saul what David had said. Saul sent for David, and David came. Your Majesty,” he said, “this Philistine shouldn’t turn us into cowards. I’ll go out and fight him myself!”
“You don’t have a chance against him,” Saul replied. “You’re only a boy, and he’s been a soldier all his life.”
But David told him:
Your Majesty, I take care of my father’s sheep. And when one of them is dragged off by a lion or a bear, I go after it and beat the wild animal until it lets the sheep go. If the wild animal turns and attacks me, I grab it by the throat and kill it.
Sir, I have killed lions and bears that way, and I can kill this worthless Philistine. He shouldn’t have made fun of the army of the living God!
The Lord has rescued me from the claws of lions and bears, and he will keep me safe from the hands of this Philistine.
God is always bigger than your biggest obstacle.
Prayer: Lord, I have been facing many unforeseen challenges recently. I admit I’ve been worrying too much and not trusting in You fully. Please increase my faith and erase my doubt as I face these challenges. I pray that my increased faith in You would be a witness to others I encounter.
Action: What’s the biggest obstacle you’re facing right now? Talk to God for increased faith to overcome this challenge. Lift His name up in triumph.
Frank Turner
Frank Turner is the founder of Break Bread, Break Chains and is the co-host of the following podcasts: Defund The Church, Relative Currency, Politically Entertaining, and Christ over Crypto. He is also the founder and creator of the op-ed site Fake News Syndicate.