Constant Inquiring

Then David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You give them into my hand?" And the LORD said to David, "Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand…"
Now the Philistines came up once again and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim. When David inquired of the LORD, He said, "You shall not go directly up; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the balsam trees.
2 Samuel 5:19,22,23


Observation:
David depended in God. He truly inquired from the Lord even in times when it seemed that inquiring wasn’t necessary. He wasn’t afraid to bother God with his requests. He was more afraid to lead without the counsel of the Lord. In this situation David asked God for direction about fighting the Philistines. The Lord instructed him to go and fight. David obeyed and he became victorious. Then the Philistines came again and instead of jumping all over them based in the first instruction, David went back to God and asked Him for fresh direction. If David wouldn’t do that, he would have lost the battle. In the second occasion God gave him specific instructions and deeper understanding of how to defeat the enemy. Only those who depend deeply in the Lord and seek His face faithfully will be greatly enlighten about their daily affairs.

Application:
I wonder how many times we move on according to God’s instructions into success and then rest in our laurels. Very often we are content with basic wisdom for our lives and forsake the deep understanding that will greatly bless our lives and others. We are happy to get C’s in our relationship with God and we don’t pursue diligently the A’s. We can get a good quality of life by getting C’s but we will miss God’s very best for us. Our diligence in inquiring God is threatened by several issues: laziness, self-reliance, and sometimes a lame attitude about not bothering The Lord. In order to depend on God we must defeat all these issues and walk towards His very best instructions for the specific areas in our lives.
Lately the Lord has been whispering in my heart about going deeper and depending more in Him. I know what to do, but I need the strength to do what I know I must do. I need to seek diligently the times of prayer and intimacy with God in which I can be not only instructed but also loved and transformed by His lovingkindness and grace. My life and ministry depends on this. The eternal future of others depends on this. I don’t want to be in the ministry on my own. I need the Spirit of God at all times for all things.


PRAYER: Dear Jesus, please forgive me for my procrastination and lack of focus in my dependence in you. I need you in every single breath, decision, thought, action, and word. Thank you so much for the instructions and help me to make them a reality in my daily life. Help me to pursue your very best in my life with diligence and discipline. Cause my leadership and competence to increase. Let me be a leader that seeks your face and that bothers your heavenly court with questions, doubts, and requests. I love you Lord. AMEN!