WISE BEHAVIOUR-2

-
Text : 1 Samuel 18:14 

 *And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.* 

Not all that glitters is gold, so goes the old saying. That high position you so desired comes at a price. 

David knew beyond every iota of doubt that king Saul wanted him dead. Saul who doubled as his King and his direct boss was by all means  more highly placed than David (at least in the physical)yet he was intimidated by his subject.

 *Most times, people don't envy you for what you have but for who you are, be sure to know who you are.* 

One reason why David was said to behave himself wisely was because he knew who he was in God, and he obviously knew how to make God fight his battles for him.

He knew it was not his place to fight the Lord's anointed, that is God's exclusive jurisdiction. *Once you are sure God is fighting your battles, you don't have to take laws into your hands anymore.* 

He says, "I will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace." Exodus 14:14.

At no point are we commanded to engage anyone in physical combat, even when you are sure someone is your enemy,  the instruction is to love your enemies and pray for those that  despitefully use you. Matthew 5:44. This way, you are behaving yourself wisely and creating a platform for God to fight on your behalf. 

He says in Romans 12:19 that "vengeance is mine and I will repay."

When God fights on your behalf,  even you yourself will be awed.
This is one way to behave yourself wisely. 
      
PRAYER FOCUS
1.) Father, grant me the wisdom to behave myself wisely in all situations. 

Bible Reading:1 Samuel 18:1-30.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

THE GOOD FIGHT-2

-
Image
Text:  1 Timothy  6:12   Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. Another thing to pursue in fighting the good fight of faith is Godliness. We understand through the Holy scriptures that godliness is profitable unto all things.   *For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.* 1 Timothy  4:8.  You will reap the reward of your godliness not only when you get to heaven, but from here on earth. And this is why we are admonished to exercise ourselves unto godliness. (1 Timothy  4:7), because godliness with contentment is great gain.1 Timothy  6:6. Godliness is the practice of conforming to the image of God by reflecting the nature of the kingdom of God in the course of everyday life. In other words, godliness is living and portraying the nature of God here on earth.  2 Peter  1:
Read more

PRAYING MEN

-
Image
Text : 1Timothy 2:8. I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. God gave explicit instructions to all of His children as to how we must live our lives. Some of these instructions cut across boards, of which all of God's children must obey. However, there are some instructions that are specific to gender or portfolios. We we'll be looking at some of these instructions today.  *THE MEN* From our text, there are two distinct responsibilities God wants men to undertake, and the two are intertwined. First, God wants men to pray. The word  'men' as used in our text is not generic as to mean all human beings. It is specifically requesting that all men should pray. Yes, God expects every of His children to pray, but He specifically called men out here.  A number of times,  when prayer meetings are called, the proportion of women in attendance always outnumbered men. This is because the devil knows the import of praying men.   
Read more

BE CALM & LISTEN-3

-
Image
Text: 1 Kings 19:12 "...and after the earthquake a fire, [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice" Prophet Elijah fled after he received the life threatening message from Jezebel, the wife of King Ahab, because he didn't keep himself calm before the Lord.  *Endeavouring to listen to God in difficult times is a major prerequisite to your deliverance.*  Are you faced with a life threatening situation like Prophet Elijah, the first and most important thing you need to do is: "Set yourself before the Lord for His still small voice."  *"You will be saved from many unwarranted troubles if only you will always maintain your calm before the Lord and listen to Him."*  After Prophet Elijah heard the still small voice, then the Lord asked him, "What are you doing here?" This question shows that Prophet Elijah had left his rightful location and God-given assignment.  The windstorm he saw, revealed that he has been blow
Read more