A Matter of Comparison

The nine foot 400 lb Goliath challenged the children of Israel and blasphemed Almighty God. David, a 17 year old fuzzy-checked lad who came to visit his brothers demanded to know why they weren't accepting the challenge.

The brothers explained that you could easily get hurt by fighting fellows like Goliath. They felt certain Goliath was just too big to hit. David knew that Goliath was too big to miss with God's help.

Next David wanted to know where the king was and his brothers explained that the King didn't feel so good. When David told the brothers he would fight Goliath they figured he was crazy.

Obviously, the brothers were comparing their size to Goliath's, and that made nine foot Goliath petty big. David was comparing Goliath's size to God, and that quite obviously made Goliath petty small.

-Zig Ziglar