Then the king arose and took his seat in the gate. And the people were all told, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” And all the people came before the king. 2 Samuel 19:8 – This was the right thing for David to do. After his soldiers and people fought hard for him to reestablish him as king, what they needed was to see the king and be able to speak with him. Yet, while this was the right thing to do, David didn’t feel like doing it. David was in deep sorrow over the loss of his son. The verses prior to the one above tells us that David was in such excessive sorrow that any joy from the battle’s victory was stripped away from his people and they felt as ashamed as if they had lost the battle. After though a stern talking to from one of his generals, King David got up, took his seat at the gate, and saw the people like he was supposed to…even though he didn’t feel like doing it. There will be many times for us that we won’t feel like doing the things God is calling us to do. We won’t feel like loving our enemy. We won’t feel like giving up our weekend to go help someone in need. We won’t feel like choosing to remain pure in our dating life. Many of the things God calls us to do we won’t feel like doing, but regardless we ought to arise, take our seat at the gate, and do what God is calling us to do, even when we don’t feel like it. For in this story we aren’t the main character, Jesus is. Our lives shouldn’t have us at the center and shouldn’t be dictated by our feelings in the moment. When our feelings are telling us to hold off on what God has called us to do, choose to make the faithful choice to follow God’s lead instead. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3038
Question To Ponder: What scriptural command do you not feel like doing today?
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