FAITH CAPSULE: Heart that is purposed for God prospers not to fail.
Psalm 17
Responsibility with steadfastness made David and Daniel to be purpose-full for God. David’s purpose for God positioned him before God as one after God’s heart. God testified David, “I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will. (1Samuel 13:14) Like David, Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s delicacies nor with wine and God brought him into the favor and good will with the chief eunuchs. (Daniel 1:8) Both David and Daniel were recorded across the pages of the scripture for great exploits.
David purposed in his heart that his mouth would not disobey God (Psalm 17:3) and he was also moved by the word of God which he heard. (Psalm 17:4) Without doubt, man can only arrive at God’s promise for their life by the word which they speak out of their mouth and by the word they hear. It is the word that upholds our step and helps us not to slip into sin. The children of Israel could not hold onto the word of God despite Promised Land was God’s plan for their life. The Israelites spoke negative, stating, “Why has the Lord brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” (Numbers 14:3) God responded to their negative confession in Numbers 14:28-29, “Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above.” The spoken word of the Israelites terminated them in the wilderness. Resposibility with steadfastness for Israelites to purpose the promise of God in their heart was not in place for them to gain the Promised Land.
To be purpose-full for God is the evidence of having trust and hope in God. God does not fail for the faithful ones to Him. God is always keeping those that trust in Him as the apple of His eyes; He hides them under the shadow of His wings from the wicked who oppress them and from deadly enemies who surround them.
Daniel purposed in his heart not to defile himself and for God to be glorified in His life. As he rejected the king’s delicacies and wine, God brought favor into his life and he became the envy of governors and satraps. Daniel distinguished himself and could not become a victim in the lion’s den. As one that was purposed for God, no evil prospered against Daniel. In his life journey he excelled to the glory of God. With purpose for God, give heart to God entirely.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to live for Him in all your walks.