[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"reading-0223":3},"FEBRUARY 23   \nAnd there came a lion (1Sam.17:34).\r\nIt is a source of inspiration & strength to come in touch with the\r\n\r\nyouthful David, trusting God. Through faith in God he conquered a   lion & a bear, & afterwards overthrew the mighty Goliath. When that lion came to despoil that flock, it came as a wondrous opportunity\r\nto David. If he had failed or faltered he would have missed God's\r\nopportunity for him & probably would never have come to be God's chosen king of Israel. \"And there came a lion.\"\r\nOne would not think that a lion was a special blessing from God;\r\none would think that only an occasion of alarm. The lion was God's\r\nopportunity in disguise. Every difficulty that presents itself to\r\nus, if we receive it in the right way, is God's opportunity. Every temptation that comes is God's opportunity.\r\nWhen the \"lion\" comes, recognize it as God's opportunity no matter\r\nhow rough the exterior. The very tabernacle of God was covered with badgers' skins & goats' hair; one would not think there would be\r\nany glory there. The Shekinah of God was manifest under that kind of covering. May God open our eyes to see Him, whether in\r\ntemptations, trials, dangers, or misfortunes.--C.H.P.",1783499792049]