Ministering: Pastor Shola Awobajo (Senior Pastor).
Text: 1 Sam. 17:20-37.
” 20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. 21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army. 22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. 23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them. 24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel. 26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightiest see the battle. 29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? 30 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. 31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him. 32 And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. 33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 37 David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.”
Every man will be confronted with obstacles in their pursuit of success. David having been anointed met with his own obstacle before being enthroned as King of Israel. Almost everyone mocked David (his brothers, the king, even Goliath) but he was strong in The Lord, he remembered how God had helped him killed the lion and the bear, these past testimonies strengthened his faith in The Lord. David was faithful over the sheep kept in his custody, hence God promoted and enthroned him as King over His People. Despite killing Goliath, King Saul rose up (out of envy) to kill David, but God shielded David from all his obstacles and made him King – 2 Sam. 5:4. May the enemy’s hand never reach you in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Failure is the act of not succeeding in any venture – be it a career, business, marriage, health, spiritual life, etc. Failure has to do with not attaining your goal or achieving satisfactory results in a pursuit.
WHY PEOPLE FAIL:
1. Lack of well-defined purpose and dream
2. Failure to channel all your energy to achieve that vision. 1 John 4:4
3. Ignorance of the all-sufficient Grace in you to succeed. Romans 5:17
4. Lack of self-discipline & self-control. 1 Cor. 9:25-27
5. Procrastination – the habit of delaying needed actions. Eph. 5:16, Eccl. 3:1
6. Lack of Persistence – maintain your consistency till the vision is fulfilled.
7. Having a negative attitude. See possibilities and not impossibilities. Phil. 4:13
8. Not depending on The Word of God and The Holy Spirit.
9. Spiritual carelessness – Prayerlessness and care-free attitude to Fasting.
God Bless You!
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