FAITH CAPSULE: God alone is in control and He shall not sleep over His purpose for His children.

1 Kings 1

God is absolutely in control. Man’s lack of knowledge of God shall not limit or deny God’s agenda in the life of man. If you know that God is in control of your life then you will know to rest in the midst of unrest. In life, regardless of the enemy’s attempt to upstage God’s plan for you, always trust and hope that the word of God shall not fail in your life.
David promised to put Solomon in place as king but Adonijah set up a plot because he realized that David was old and advanced in years and could go to sleep at any time. The bible recorded, “Then he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they followed and helped Adonijah. But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah.” (1 Kings 1:7-8) Adonijah conferred with people who counted, but not with people that counted and mattered. Adonijah was set up for failure because of his attempt to answer what God did not call him to be. Solomon did not know that there was any plan in process for him to get to the place where God wanted him to get to. God’s hand for Solomon to be king was in place but not in place for Adonijah.
At the point of God’s move against the struggle of Adonijah, Prophet Nathan made a move that eventually terminated every plot of Adonijah. Evidently, there was no struggle for Solomon, but there were people in place in time who God had planted for Solomon to get to divine schedule of God for his life. Prophet Nathan’s move required Solomon’s mother, Bathsheba, to play a role of bring the plan and purpose of God to life when he asked Bathsheba to, “Go immediately to King David and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord, O king, swear to your maidservant, saying, Assuredly your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? Why then has Adonijah become king?’” (I Kings 1:13) Bathsheba reacted by Nathan’s word; Nathan responded by playing his role before David, God showed up and moved in David. As a result, Solomon became the king as designed by God.
Today, only focus on God. God alone is in control and He shall not sleep over His purpose for His children that focus on Him. In your entire endeavor, let the peace of God that surpasses all understanding have its place in your life. God Himself will put people in places who you do not know and they will offset every set up of the enemy that is against your life.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of God that you shall live life in the center of God’s divine agenda.