Memorise: And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? 1 Sam 17:29
Read: 1 Sam 17:26-29
26 Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
27 And the people answered him in this manner, saying, “So shall it be done for the man who kills him.”
28 Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was aroused against David, and he said, “Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.”
29 And David said, What have I done now? Is there not a cause?
AS REVEALED BY PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE IN TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL
1. Sometimes, you find yourself in a situation where you cannot explain your actions. All you know at that point is that you are strongly motivated by the Spirit of God to act in certain ways that are not really in your personal interest or for your benefit.
2. Such steps are usually seen by others as unreasonable, irrational, and sometimes foolish.
3. In the process of obeying God’s instruction, you ask yourself repeatedly; “What is going on?”
4. On one hand, you are excited, while on the other hand, there is fear and uncertainty.
5. Sometimes, a blend of opposition, obstacle, and criticism, comes in to make the situation more complex.
6. I pray that you will correctly discern the unusual opportunities that always precede the fulfilment of divine purpose in Jesus’ name.
7. May you not miss your unusual opportunities this year in Jesus’ name. God will open the eyes of your spiritual understanding to identify the signs of divine purpose in Jesus’ name.
SHORT REFLECTION BY THE LIGHT POINTERS
Often times when you are directly or indirectly instructed by the spirit of God to do something it is not always an easy thing if not fully helped by God to do so. But for one to be helped you must be willing to obey. It is a standing standard since the inception of the world that when God through the Holy Spirit or a prophet tell someone to do something at a certain point in time, there is a divine purpose for such instruction. And if this instruction is duly and rightly carried out the reward and result is ever evident. Deuteronomy 28:1 says “And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:”
The grace to diligently carry out God’s instruction and voice is bestowed upon us in Jesus name. Blessed be God for our father in the Lord Pastor E. A Adeboye for the great insight in today’s devotional. May he continually increase in strength and grace in Jesus’ name.
Prayer point
Father, please key me into Your divine calendar and help me fulfil Your purpose in my life in Jesus’ name
HYMN
- O Jesus, I have promised
to serve thee to the end;
be thou forever near me,
my Master and my friend.
I shall not fear the battle
if thou art by my side,
nor wander from the pathway
if thou wilt be my guide.
2. O let me feel thee near me!
The world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
the tempting sounds I hear;
my foes are ever near me,
around me and within;
but Jesus, draw thou nearer,
and shield my soul from sin.
3. O let me hear thee speaking
in accents clear and still,
above the storms of passion,
the murmurs of self-will.
O speak to reassure me,
to hasten or control;
O speak, and make me listen,
thou guardian of my soul.
4. O Jesus, thou hast promised
to all who follow thee
that where thou art in glory
there shall thy servant be.
And Jesus, I have promised
to serve thee to the end;
O give me grace to follow,
my Master and my Friend.
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