CENTER OF ASSIGNMENT
1 Samuel 18

David, by the hand of God upon him, went from being a shepherd boy to putting a giant into termination. By virtue of God’s hand in his life, one will assume that David would take an easy and unchallenging ride to the center of Gods assignment (mountain top) for his life. The story of getting to his mountain top became a challenge and he had to remain focus on God as he journeyed through every mountain and valley. 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 your mountaintop. God told Abraham to go and offer Isaac on one of the “mountains of which He will tell” (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 David’s life. The hand of God over your life will always entice the wicked one in attempt to terminate you. David’s challenges were aggravated when the women began to sing praises of David about the killing of Goliath. “Then Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?”” (1 Samuel 18:8) Pride inhabits anger, negative jealousy and evil devises. Pride set into Saul’s life. Saul did all in his power to offset God’s calling upon 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, “And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the LORD was with him.” David’s wisdom was rooted in his fear of God and he was able to behave wisely. Maintain focus on God, fear God and wise behave shall guide you.

Prayer for today: Cause Your fear to reign and rule my life my Lord and my God.