Memorise:
“Seest thou a man
diligent in his business.? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand
before mean men.” Proverbs 22:29
Read:
1 Samuel 17:48-50
Bible in one year;
1Thessalonians 1-4, Psalm 19:7-14
The children of
Israel were intimidated for forty days by Goliath. David came to the scene and
made enquiries about what would be done to whosoever defeated the giant. The
reply he got fascinated him and straightaway, he set for himself the goal of
defeating the giant. To David, nothing could stop him from being the king's
son-in-law. When Eliab, David's brother heard about his Intention, he rebuked
him. Eliab was angry with David because he was jealous. He was jealous because
David had been anointed as king instead of him earlier on. Goal getters would
not be deterred by any act of jealousy. What did David do to reach his goal? He
ignored Eliab. Anyone who wants to reach his or her goal must not be distracted
by envious criticism. If your goal is to work for God, do not listen to what
anybody may be saying. Focus our attention on the Almighty God and do not be
mindful of’ the scornful (Psalm 1:1 ). You have to press on if you want to
reach your goal. There will be those who may want to slow you down but you have
to push them out of the way and keep doing what you know God wants you to do.
This is one way to reach your goal.
There are many
lessons in the Bible reading of today for those who aspire to achieve the set
goals of their life. It is not how long but how well. Within a short period of
getting to the battlefield, David was already standing before the king! The
Bible in Proverbs 22:29 says,“Seest thou a man diligent in his business.?
he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”
If David had not
been a diligent person, when his brother rebuked him, he would never have
gotten to King Saul; he would have been discouraged. It took diligence for
David to run towards the battle when the giant rose to crush him to death. The
Bible in 1 Samuel 17:48 says:
"And it came
to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that
David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.”
The rest was
history for Goliath when the smooth stone from the sling of David sank into his
forehead. As if that was not enough, when Goliath fell, the Bible says that
David still ran and stood upon the Philistine, took the sword of the giant all
by himself and cut off his head. David was diligent enough to feel the pulse of
the Philistine to know that he was still breathing. He then diligently
completed the assignment. I pray that as you focus on God with diligence and
with the help of the Holy Spirit, you will reach your goal in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer point
Father, please remove all obstacles
hindering me from reaching my goal in Jesus Name.
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