But no; he CHOOSES FIVE SMOOTH stones
out of the brook. He tried to get the best that he could, and have
more ready if his first shot failed. He showed no distrust of God in
that; for he trusted in God to keep him cool, and steady, and
courageous in the fight, and that, he knew, God alone could do. The
only place, perhaps, where he could strike Goliath to hurt him was on
the face, because every other part of him was covered in metal
armour. And he knew that, in such danger as he was, God's Spirit
only could keep his eye clear and his hand steady for such a
desperate chance as hitting that one place.
So he went; and as he went his courage rose higher and higher; for
unto him that hath shall more be given; and so he began to boast too--
but not of himself, like the giant. He boasted of the living God,
who was with him. He ran boldly up to the Philistine, and at the
first throw, struck on the forehead, and felled him dead.
So it is; many a time the very blessing which we expect to get only
with great difficulty, God gives us at our first trial, to show that
He is the Giver, to cheer up our poor doubting hearts, and show us
that He is able, and willing too, to give exceeding abundantly more
than we can ask or think.
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