Romans 8:31
If God is for us, who can be against us?
Underdogs. America is fascinated with them, and Sunday night proved to be no different as a record number of people tuned in to watch David try to once again take down Goliath. 
At least that was the way the networks billed it, and they should have. They know that got more of us to watch. All of us can relate to underdogs, and very few of us can relate to giants.
Of course, most of us have read about David and Goliath and we’re quick to bill any “underdog vs. favorite” match-up as a modern replay of the age-old fight, but there is one major difference: most underdogs are trying to prove that they’re as good as they always thought they were, but David – and those of us who have thrown ourselves 100% on the grace and mercy of Jesus’ saving act on the cross – was never trying to prove to Goliath that he was as good as the giant. He was only trying to prove that God was bigger than the giant and could use a little guy like David to defeat him. Continue reading
