(Second part)
Memory verse (Psalms30: 5): ” For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning ”.
Weeping may last for a night but not forever. There is no situation that is permanent. Solomon said: there’s a time for everything under the sun (Eccl3: 1-11). There is a time for weeping and a time for laughter. Weeping is okay when it is in its right time. The scripture says: weep with those who weep. But it’s not okay to weep forever. David and his men wept until there was no more strength to weep. When a season for change comes and you don’t discern it, then you‘ll become a victim of change instead of a victor. We are not called to be victims of circumstances but victors.
David’s team did not realize when the time of change had come. That is, the time to stop crying and start praying. Instead of getting strengthened they got crushed and began to make wrong decision because of the bad situation. They decided to stone to death their leader. This was not going to solve their problem but to compound it. Many of you have caused your problem to become bigger and multiplied by the way you have behaved yourself in that situation. The problem is not the problem you’re going through but your attitude in that situation. David made the right decision to solve the problem. He strengthened himself. He stopped crying. He told the priest to bring him the Ephod that he may call upon God. He wiped his tears away and decided to find out the right thing to do. You should learn to do the right things in bad situations. He began to pray and sought the Lord for what to do. God answered him and gave direction of what to do. Now my dear ones, I know you might have been crying, going around telling everyone what things the enemy has done.
You watch all that Satan has stolen from you. Don’t make a mistake to go to wrong sources. Maybe every one is blaming you for what has happened. Maybe every one including your close friends and relatives have turned against you. The good news is God understand you and he does not condemn but he is calling all you who weary and broken hearted to come to him (Matt11: 28). Begin to seek God instead of men. Get in your secret place and seek the face of God. God has a plan of how to get back all that the devil has stolen from you. He is the God of Restoration. Take heart with God all things shall be recovered.
Tomorrow’s subject: “ You need to be in a right camp ”
