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1 Samuel 18

David, by the hand of God being upon him, went from being a shepherd boy to putting asleep a giant who was standing against the armies of Israel. As a result of the hand of God in his life, one will assume that David would take an easy and unchallenging ride to the top of the mountain. The story of getting to the mountain became a challenge and he had to remain focus on God at every climb to his mountaintop. You might have seen it clearly that the Lord is taking you up, but you cannot tell which route it will take you to get to that mountaintop. God told Abraham to go and offer Isaac on one of the Òmountains of which He will tellÓ (Genesis 22:2b). Abraham knew that he was going to get to a mountaintop, but he never know which one. Getting to the mountaintop will require a constant look up to God. When David was anointed to become the new king, he could not take over the reign without rains of challenges falling upon him. King Saul repeatedly attempted to kill David when he saw the hand of God upon DavidÕs life. DavidÕs challenges were aggravated when the women began to sing praises of David about the killing of Goliath. ÒThen Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, ÒThey have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?ÓÓ (1 Samuel 18:8) Pride inhabits anger, negative jealousy and evil devises. Pride set into SaulÕs life. Saul did all in his power to kill David, but David was set by God for the mountaintop and no man would have been able to stop him except if he chose to stop himself by walking out of the fear of God. Saul threw spears to pin David to death a number of times. He set him up against the Philistines so as to kill him and all went in vain for Saul because David remained focus on God. If God has privileged you and you have seen yourself as getting to the mountaintop, there is a need for you to readjust your focus directly onto God. David could not have been able to get there, but his behavior prevailed for him. 1 Samuel 18: 14, ÒAnd David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the LORD was with him.Ó This is all you need when you focus on Him in deed and in truth. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom: fear Him and you will behave wisely.