1 CHRONICLES MOMENT – (07MAY19) God allowed David’s enemies
to be made his footstool and he was given victory after victory over them. Not
only was he able to defeat them, he was able to plunder their belongings, put
some of them into force labor, and was even respected by other kings who
presented him with gifts and treasures. David had God’s favor over his life.
So, when David allowed the devil to cause him to take a census of his fighting
men, God became angry and punished David for it. It was never in David’s own
might did he obtain his success. It was because of the mighty hand of the Lord
that was over his life, which allowed him to have favor that he would not have
ordinarily had. David had to be reminded of this, but it came at a great cost
to the people he ruled.
We must be mindful as well that whenever God grants us
favor, we must be humble with walking in it. We are never to become prideful
and think that it was due to our own wits as to how we achieved great success.
All credit is to be given to the Lord above who enabled us to have the
blessings that He has chosen to bestow on us. Rather that is a job promotion,
new home, Godly marriage, children, or some other blessing, the Lord is the One
who gives, and can also take away if we aren’t careful to glorify Him.
Something to ponder…
QUESTION OF
THE DAY – (07MAY19) In the life of David, there are many lessons that can be
learned regarding his successes and failures. God took a shepherd boy from the field
and made him into a mighty king. He had to fight, overcome the jealousy of his father-in-law,
rely on God when his own men wanted to stone him, calm his anger when his
kindness wasn’t appreciated, and so much more. What is one thing that you have
learned about him that you can apply to your own life regarding your relationship
with God? Something to ponder…
1 CHRONICLES
MOMENT – (07MAY19) Throughout David’s reign, he had to be strategic with his
enemies. David fought numerous wars against the Philistines, Ammonites Moabites,
and other foreign enemies where he had to be a specialist in his field. But how
did he get there? When David was a shepherd boy, he first had to learn to care
for the flock to protect them from dangerous prey. When he was invited to play
for King Saul, he had to learn how do adjust to Saul’s various moods. When he
had to fight Goliath, David had to learn that he could not wear someone else’s
armor, but he had to use the tools that God had given him to conquer his enemy.
When David had to flee from King Saul, he had to learn that not everyone who is
supposed to be for you will be for you. Then, David had to learn that God will
send warriors your way to fight alongside you in battle, but his learning did
not stop there. All throughout David’s life, God was training David to be the king
that He needed him to be to rule His people.
There are
times in life when we have to face challenges prior to getting to the palace.
Yet, when we look back over our life, we can see that every step we made, every
obstacle we faced, every pain we felt, and every victory we achieved was
leading us to something greater that the Lord had in store for us. The Bible
says to taste and see that the Lord is good. When you reflect over your life,
you will no doubt see that God has been preparing you for the greater the whole
time. Something to ponder…
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