FAITH CAPSULE: Allow boasting God to become your conduct.
1 Samuel 17
What is it that you boast about in life? Among the things man boasts about consciously or consciously in life are: wisdom; might or riches. What is it you boast about? The Lord spoke in Jeremiah 9:23-24, “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord. Getting understanding and knowing who God is matters the most. In life it is possible for a man to be in church all the days which man lives on earth and not understand and know God. Do you understand and know God enough to make your boast in God? Making your boast in God is a way of acknowledging God. To be acknowledging God is praising God. Psalm 50:23 buttress it, “Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; and to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.” Allow boasting God to become your conduct in all areas and your steps in life shall become right.
In your boasting praise God and provoke the hand of God to your favor. David a shepherd boy killed lion and bear when they approached the lamb in his care. Despite his might, he did not fail to boast of his God at the time he confronted Goliath for despising the armies of God (the children of Israel) David made a statement before Saul in his attempt to convince Saul for permission to go against Goliath, “Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God. Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” (1 Samuel 17:36-37) David made his boast in the Lord and not in the might that he was able to kill lion and bear. God was acknowledged in David’s statement. David needed no weapon other than the hand of God which answered for him in bringing down Goliath and claiming victory over the Philistine army. Doing what pleases God brings God to man for man to prevail against challenging forces. Make God your boast.
Prayer for today: Ask that God will allow the grace of boasting only Him to have a permanent place in Him.