FAITH CAPSULE: Looking away from God is losing focus to make a wrong decision.

1 Samuel 13

In the name of Jesus, pray against making a wrong decision in the coming days, weeks months and year. Making a wrong decision on the journey of life will terminate man’s journey, wrong decision is enough to complicate journey or cause permanent stagnation in life.
The bible recorded, “Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there.” (Genesis 11:31) Abraham’s father (Terah) must have seen something before making a move for Canaan Land. Terah did not live to see his Canaan because he decided to settle in Harran where he later died. However, it was the same Canaan that God called out for Abraham the son of Terah. Abraham engaged the calling of God and did not make a wrong decision to terminate his journey.

Lot’s wife made a wrong decision when she disobeyed the command of God for her life. When it was time for God to judge Sodom and Gomorrah, He called Lot and his house out of a pending destruction, “As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!” (Genesis 19:17) Condition for escape was not only to flee but also not to look back. However, Lot’s wife made a wrong decision to look back against the word of God and she became permanently terminated. The word recorded, “But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.” (Genesis 19:26)

Are you making a write decision based on the word of God…is your decision making based on the word (faith)?

Looking away from God is losing focus to make a wrong decision. Saul had just become a king when he looked away from God and became disobedient to God’s command. When Philistines were set to engage the Israelites in war, Samuel promised to show up for burnt offering on the seventh day. Before Samuel’s appointed time, “…the Israelites saw that their situation was critical and that their army was hard pressed, they hid in caves and thickets…” (1Samuel 13:6) Saul reacted to the challenge and made a wrong decision by offering the burnt offering which was against the command of God. Saul could not wait for Samuel’s appointed time. Saul’s main excuse for making a wrong decision was the fact that the people were scattered and he felt compelled to make a wrong decision (carrying out burnt offering). Saul’s destiny was eternally corrupted because he made wrong decision. Watch out do not make a wrong decision.

Prayer for today: Ask God to help you not to make a wrong decision engaging the journey of life.