- And when David again inquired of God, God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; go around and come against them opposite the balsam trees.” 1 Chronicles 14:14 – God provided victory a second time but it came about on a different path. Notice what happened in our passage. David asked God what to do and God told him and David found victory. Then the enemy came a second time, David asked God what to do and God told Him to attack, but do it a different way this time around. God isn’t limited to only one way of blessing us. We need food, cool, he could multiply some loaves, turn some water into wine, or pull a coin out of a fish’s mouth for food. So we need healing, joy, strength, directions, or a reminder of His love. Don’t limit God to only one way of Him being able to provide that. Don’t also only go down the path you think gives you what you need. Ask God and He may direct your path down a course you would have never gone down before to find your blessing. So don’t put your faith in the blessing or the normal path that blessing comes, but in the One who is providing the blessing. Trust He in His creatively can bring about what you need from many directions around you. Seek Him out, ask for the path to walk down, and trust He’ll bring about what you need on that path. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1377
- And David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer. 1 Chronicles 14:16 – David is well known in scripture as a faithful to God king. As this passage even points out, David did as God commanded. What’s always stood out to me in this story is how David not only continued to follow, but even continued to seek out the commands to follow. We see two times David’s enemies approach for battle. The first time David asks God if he should battle them, and God says yes. The second time, instead of just assuming he knew what God would say, David again approached the Lord to see what He would say, and it actually was a different command than the first. We learn here how important it is to daily be seeking God’s direction. Yesterday’s call may not be today’s call. Yes, we’ll always be on the mission to give God glory and to spread the message of the gospel, but how/where/to whom may change. Today God may call you to be in one place, and tomorrow a completely different place with a different purpose. Come to God daily in prayer and scripture, leaning in to seek what your call today is. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2568
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