The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Chronicles 20:8,
"These were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men."
I again recall the phrase given us twice in chapter 18 of this book. In both verses 6 and 13 we read, "The Lord gave David victory wherever he went." In this chapter we read of David's army defeating the Ammonites and the Philistines.
David was a man of strength, a man of accomplishment. As a man who embraced the Lord in faith and sought to please him, the Lord gave him those victories, as the verses in chapter 18 tell us. An important feature to David's life was that he placed himself squarely in the pursuit of those things the Lord was in pursuit of. As such he made himself available to the Lord, "I [God] have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do." Acts 13:22.
Success and accomplishment in those things in life that have eternal importance requires knowing what it is God is pursuing and making ourselves available to him. This means we need to be well versed in the Scriptures. It is within the pages of Scripture God reveals himself, what he is like and what he is doing.
A lot of folks think they know what the Lord is all about and what it is he wants... I question and challenge what many have to say in this regard. Listen to what people say and then read what the Scriptures have to say... I think you might agree with me.
Let's not be of those who assume they know what the Lord is pursuing and what he is like. Let us be of those who know for certain because we took the time, energy and effort to find out in the Bible.
If we want to be people of strength, people who accomplish things for the Lord as David did, then we want to take the time to know our God, to learn of him, and then spend our lives for him and his agenda.
"These were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men."
I again recall the phrase given us twice in chapter 18 of this book. In both verses 6 and 13 we read, "The Lord gave David victory wherever he went." In this chapter we read of David's army defeating the Ammonites and the Philistines.
David was a man of strength, a man of accomplishment. As a man who embraced the Lord in faith and sought to please him, the Lord gave him those victories, as the verses in chapter 18 tell us. An important feature to David's life was that he placed himself squarely in the pursuit of those things the Lord was in pursuit of. As such he made himself available to the Lord, "I [God] have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do." Acts 13:22.
Success and accomplishment in those things in life that have eternal importance requires knowing what it is God is pursuing and making ourselves available to him. This means we need to be well versed in the Scriptures. It is within the pages of Scripture God reveals himself, what he is like and what he is doing.
A lot of folks think they know what the Lord is all about and what it is he wants... I question and challenge what many have to say in this regard. Listen to what people say and then read what the Scriptures have to say... I think you might agree with me.
Let's not be of those who assume they know what the Lord is pursuing and what he is like. Let us be of those who know for certain because we took the time, energy and effort to find out in the Bible.
If we want to be people of strength, people who accomplish things for the Lord as David did, then we want to take the time to know our God, to learn of him, and then spend our lives for him and his agenda.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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