BREAKING THE CYCLE OF CONFUSION .
By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi
2 Sam 5:23 NKJV “Therefore David inquired of the Lord, and He said,
"You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in
front of the mulberry trees.”
In 2Sam.5:19, king David had obtained the best
military strategists to draw up a battle plan against the Philistines , he committed his plans to God for success and got the lord's approved to engage the enemy and was victorious. However,
in 2 Sam 5:23. when faced with the same challenge, he consulted
God and was instructed to jettison his military strategy: God had another plan. A plan which involved using trees to fight the enemy. The scriptures say in 2 Sam 5:24
NKJV “it shall be,
when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you
shall advance .." Victory is
achieved as a result of responding to specific instructions and God isn’t bound by any particular way of achieving
a desired result. God’s answers to our prayers are either “yes”, “no” , “not yet” or “I have a better plan"
The desire for individual freedom and adventure in a fast- moving world has made patience a scarce commodity. Patience is needed to know God’s plan for us. Most motivational speakers encourage us to ‘press on until we get it, life is there for the taking’ without recourse to whether it is God’s plan or not. They often tell us never to take ‘No’ for an answer and impatience is celebrated as a virtue.
The desire for individual freedom and adventure in a fast- moving world has made patience a scarce commodity. Patience is needed to know God’s plan for us. Most motivational speakers encourage us to ‘press on until we get it, life is there for the taking’ without recourse to whether it is God’s plan or not. They often tell us never to take ‘No’ for an answer and impatience is celebrated as a virtue.
This way of
reasoning was behind apostle Peter's desire to walk on water as a proof
of the integrity of God’s word (Matt 14:
27-33). No sooner has he left the boat to meet Jesus did he began to sink. Man
wasn’t created to
walk on water just as fishes aren’t created to fly airplanes. However, in certain
circumstances where God’s power to work
miracles is in doubt , He may alter the course of nature to proof a point to us .
Impatience leads to unsustainable progress like Peter’s walking on water. Peter’s faith had no grown to the point of walking on water and his unnecessary act of bravery nearly cost him his life. We frustrate and endanger ourselves when we embark on ventures which may not be in tandem with God’s plan while living Him with no options to do His will. Samson did the same by his desire to get married to Delilah at all cost (Judges 14:1-3). The lord fulfilled His greater purpose of saving Israel from the enemy through Samson’s presumptuous attitude (verse 4) but it cost Samson his destiny. May you not end up like Samson . We shouldn’t be ashamed to retrace our steps in the face of imminent disaster, the scripture says in Prov 14:16 TLB “A wise man is cautious and avoids danger; a fool plunges ahead with great confidence.”
Impatience leads to unsustainable progress like Peter’s walking on water. Peter’s faith had no grown to the point of walking on water and his unnecessary act of bravery nearly cost him his life. We frustrate and endanger ourselves when we embark on ventures which may not be in tandem with God’s plan while living Him with no options to do His will. Samson did the same by his desire to get married to Delilah at all cost (Judges 14:1-3). The lord fulfilled His greater purpose of saving Israel from the enemy through Samson’s presumptuous attitude (verse 4) but it cost Samson his destiny. May you not end up like Samson . We shouldn’t be ashamed to retrace our steps in the face of imminent disaster, the scripture says in Prov 14:16 TLB “A wise man is cautious and avoids danger; a fool plunges ahead with great confidence.”
The absence of perfect peace is an indicator
that God does not approve of a particular venture even if there are noticeable
temporal benefits. Follow peace and not what any person even a prophet or prophetess
says (1kings22:6-38) . We are guided by God’s peace ,the scripture in Isaiah 26:3 AMP Bible says “You will guard him and keep him in
perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character]
is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes
confidently in You.” As you read
this now, receive grace for sound judgment in Jesus name.
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