The Miraculous Opportunity of Ordinary

Ian Allen - 7/4/2021

Ian Allen -- Family Ministries Coordinator, New Collective Church

The Miraculous Opportunity of Ordinary

1 Samuel 17:50
"So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; Without a sword, in his hand, he struck down the Philistine and killed him".

Miraculous Opportunities Are Presented As Ordinary.  

Miraculous Opportunities Are Presented With Opposition.

1 Samuel 17:28 
28 When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.”

1 Samuel 17:30
30 He then turned away to someone else and brought up the same matter, and the men answered him as before.

Miraculous Opportunities Requires Ridiculous Obedience.  

The Miraculous Opportunity Of Ordinary Means That It's Not Over.  

1 Samuel 17:50-51
50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
51 David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.

Isaiah 54:17
17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

Isaiah 54:16
“Behold, I have created the blacksmith who blows the coals in the fire, Who brings forth an instrument for his work; And I have created the spoiler to destroy.”