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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: ATTRIBUTES OF GOAL GETTERS | MONDAY, 20TH JANUARY, 2014
Monday, January 20, 2014Omoba
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 17:20-33
MESSAGE
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 your 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.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR: 1 THESSALONIANS 1 – 4 and PSALM 19:7-14
Open Heavens Daily Devotional
Written by: Pastor E.A. Adeboye
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