NO SUBSTITUTE
Memorise: Seer thou a man diligent in his business? he
shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Proverbs 22:29
Read: 1 Samuel 17:34-37; Bible in one year: Judges
12:14; Job 42:1-9
There is not a single person whose story cannot change
in life. David was an unknown man – at least to the army, yet within a very
short period of getting to the battlefield on a visit, he was already standing
before King Saul. This is a manifestation of the scripture in proverbs 22:29.
if David had not been diligent person, when his brother rebuked him, he would
have been discouraged ( 1 Samuel 17:28). Consequently, he would not have
represented the nation of Israel
against the enemy. There are many of us, who retire after praying for five
minutes. There is no substitute for doing it right because nobody gets a
miracle that way. There are students who study once and say already know it
all. No wonder they keep on failing. Some people become discouraged after
failing an examination once or twice and spiritualise it by saying God did not
want them to pass. Our God is a God of success and He has no substitute for
excellence and great accomplishment in the lives of His children. If David had
not been diligent, he would have ended up like any other ordinary soldier. To
make it to the top, you have to be diligent. You need to apply yourself to the
things of God for Him to take you to where you ought to be. If you are a
hardworking person, there is no doubt about it, God will reward you. God does
not bless the lazy. If you have failed as a carpenter, you cannot succeed as a
pastor. There are people who feel that ministry is an escape route from the
realities of life. Far from it! If you cannot work with people successfully,
how do you think you can please the Lord? You must be diligent to be successful
(Proverbs 21:5). God never calls a lazy fellow.
It takes diligences to get to the top and it takes
diligence to remain there. The problem many people have is that they work hard
to get to the top, but when they get there, they relax. You need to work twice
as hard to remain at the top than was required to you to get there. This is
true both in the secular and in the spiritual world. Many Christians were
diligent when they became born-again,
bit as they matured spiritually, they relaxed. To remain where you are, you
have to keep running. If you do not keep moving, those who are behind you will
catch up with you and surpass you. More importantly, you have to be diligent to
make it to Heaven. 2 Peter 3:13-14 says,
“Nevertheless we, according
to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth
righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be
diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.”
Key Point
If you don’t want to die in poverty, you must be
diligent.
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