UNDERDOGS, AFTERTHOUGHTS, AND THE UNEXPECTED | Joe Smith - Mosaic

About this sermon

If you've struggled with feeling as though you're an afterthought in the plans of God, Pastor Joe Smith encourages us to see the opportunity all around us-even as we wait for our unexpected miracle. Based on 1 Samuel 16-17, Pastor Joe unwraps the journey of David's dreams coming true. David was treated as an afterthought when the prophet Samuel came into town and asked David's father to bring him his sons. David was left in the field, unconsidered as a candidate to be anointed by Samuel as the new king. But as David tended to his sheep, Samuel called for him where he was. After David was anointed as king, he was sent back to deliver cheese to the men on the battlefield. Pastor Joe points out that for David, nothing was beneath him. Because he had the humility to continue serving others after he was anointed as king, he positioned himself to be in the right place at the right time for his miracle. As David continued serving the men on the battlefield, he came upon his confrontation with Goliath. In this moment, he defeated the giant because of the preparation he had in the field while protecting his sheep from lions and bears. Pastor Joe reminds us that though God may have given us a big dream, it is the stewardship of our character in the process that prepares us to be in the right place at the right time. Be encouraged that God is with you right where you are!