Back 'in the day' (whenever EXACTLY that was), Philistine Goliath bad mouthed not only Israel's army, but Israel's God (the real problem). Young David hammered the 'mighty warrior' to the ground with one stone...nice shot, Davey!! Oh, yeah, he also cut off The Big G's head with his own sword as a trophy!!
During the American Civil War, bragging Union general Joseph Hooker, prior to the Battle of Chancellorsville in May, 1863 commented that his battle plans were so good that 'even God Almighty could not help Bobby Lee.' Guess what? On the second day of the battle, General JEB Stuart, a Christian who loved music as much as young David, got his artillery in position on a hill deserted unnecessarily by Union troops, fired a cast iron 'stone' at Chancellor's house where Joe Hooker was standing on the front porch, hit a pillar, gave Braggin' Joe a concussion, and caused him to issue a stupid order to retreat back across the Rappahanock when the Union forces were in an excellent defensive position, further extending the conflict in God's timing.
Later that same year, usually humble Robert E. Lee marched his 'invincible' Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania on a shopping trip for shoes and summer cherries. God dealt with his pride in a little tussle called the Battle of Gettysburg in which The General did admit that the loss was 'all his fault'.
Statistically speaking, during the four years of the War, whoever bragged the most before a battle lost it. (You'll be able to read about it if I ever get published or you request a copy of the chapters from me!)
I guess the moral of today's message is, think about the moral of the message before you go shootin' yer mouth off about somethin'?
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