This poem emphasizes the importance of reading from the Bible each day to gain resources for life. These resources are like treasure for our spiritual wealth as they provide for our needs and stay securely with us forever as a resource to step ahead.
All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. –Romans 8:28
The post “Prepared to Fulfill Our Purpose” was about David being chosen by God to fulfill his purpose in life. God has chosen you to fulfill your purpose too. Be assured that God will put you in circumstances to prepare you and all you need to do is follow His directions.
Give God the glory for the purpose He has for you. Praise Him with songs like I’m Building a Bridge by Signature Sound. There is a sure path provided with God’s Plan for us and it’s a clear path so like the song says, I’m walking the path, I’m going to keep following through. Child of God … how about you!
This day with God, we will be led by His word and this will allow us to think about ways to apply our faith so we will be prepared to fulfill our purpose. Things will seem to fall in place and we will get a lot more done than we ever imagined. As we read 1 Samuel 16, the plan is to use the following questions to stimulate thought and come up with ideas for applying God’s word in our life so that the pathway to our future is clear.
Does the Lord answer Samuel’s question and objection? What instructions does the Lord give Samuel? How is verse 7 important in your attitude? What assurance do these chapters give that God will prepare you?
The Lord told Samuel that Saul had been rejected as king and to set out to find another person to be king. Samuel feared for his life because he knew Saul would kill him when he found out. The Lord gave Samuel instructions to go to Bethlehem because He had chosen one of Jesse’s sons to be king. The least likely and the youngest son named David was chosen.
David did not appear to be the one God had chosen because he was only 16 years old and looked less qualified than his brothers but the Lord doesn’t look at outward appearance. The Lord looks at what’s on the inside at the heart so David was anointed by Samuel and the Spirit of the Lord was with David.
On the other hand, the Spirit of the Lord had departed Saul and an evil spirit tormented him (v. 14). His attendants searched for someone to play the harp to calm Saul down and make him feel better. They knew that David had this skill and could help Saul cope with his depressed state so they sent for him. Saul was pleased with David and made him one of his armor-bearers (v. 21).
Serving the king, David became aware of how to lead a nation. Just as the Lord prepared David for his purpose, we can be assured that the Lord will prepare each of us for our ultimate purpose. Be assured that if you follow His path and give praise for the opportunity that you will be qualified to fulfill that purpose.
This day with You Lord we accept your plan and purpose for our life. You have prepared us for this purpose and we are qualified to fulfill this purpose as we follow Your directions step by step. We give You praise for the opportunity. Amen.
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. – Colossians 3:2
God rejected Saul as king because he was disobedient in not completely following His instructions. This was the main point of the post “Following Instructions” in which you can discover how important it is to set your mind on things above so you completely understand and follow God’s instructions because He knows the greater scheme of things.
Saul had a proud and rebellious spirit; desiring only to partly follow God because he also was interested in what the world could offer. But God is in control working things out and setting things up so give Him a shout. Offer your praise with songs like Way Maker by Leeland.
This day with God will be amazing because we will be given the instructions needed to build a great day. We are not following the world where disorder expands to fill the void of human failure. We are paying attention to God and have faith that order will fill the void with greatness.
This day with God, let us focus on His Word found in 1 Samuel 15. The message from the Lord to Saul was to kill all the people and destroy all that belonged to the Amalekites. Saul did not follow the instructions completely. He did not kill Agag the king of the Amalekites or the best of the sheep, cattle, and lambs (v. 9).
God rejected Saul as king because of his disobedience so a takeaway from today’s passage is that it is best to completely understand and follow God who knows the greater scheme of things. Saul had a proud and rebellious spirit; desiring only to partly follow God because he also was interested in what the world could offer.
This day with You Lord, we have learned how important it is to follow Your instructions. Help us to completely understand and follow Your instructions. We have faith in Your way and we will seek to apply our faith by following Your instructions one step at a time. With You Lord we have all that we need to build our life beyond what could be imagined. Amen.
This Day With God - A Spiritual Journey 