"Giants as Your Bread"

"Oh, do not rebel against the Lord, and do not
 fear the people of the land. For they are but
bread for us to eat! The Lord is with us and he
has removed his protection from them! Don't
be afraid of them!
                                            Numbers 14:9 TLB

A FRIDAY SCHOOL TEACHER told the story
 of David and Goliath. She bore down on how
big Goliath was. Then turning to one of the boys,
she  asked, "How would you like to fight someone
that big?" Squirming, the lad replied, "No way,
but if you bring on someone about my size,
I'll take him on any day."
    The problem though is that the giants you have
to face don't come by special order." Some
problem seem to be your size; some are not.
Joshua made a fascinating statement about the
land of Canaan and its giants.
    The giants, he said, are "bread" for us. The
word he used referred to wheat or grain that had
been ground and made into a loaf. The same
word was used for the showbread in the
 tabernacle. What he is really saying is that these
giants whom you fear will be ground like wheat,
becoming bread for you. And, if I may extend the
metaphor, like the nourishment you get from
bread, they will feed your faith and make you
strong. That's the way it is with the giants in your
life.
    So what do you do when you see giants
looming in your pathway? Smile and say, "Here
comes my bread! knowing that God put the
giants in your path so that you might subdue it
and thus grow from the experience make the
whole ordeal less frightening
    Joshua's advice is good for us today: Don't
rebel against God and don't fear the giants; but
like David, confront him on the name of the
Lord, and your giant will be bread for your soul.