THURSDAY - 29TH JUNE, 2023
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
JOIN YOURSELF TO THIS CHARIOT: ABIGAIL IN VIEW
I Samuel 25:30-31,KJV
"30 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel; 31 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid".
What difference it will make if this passing train that Abigail takes it was Nabal who joins his whole family to it? Who does not know the son of Jesse? Who does not know he who carries the head of Goliath of Gath in triumph? When a handle is provided for Nabal to join the moving train of David, he abused and messed it up. No man should accuse God of injustice. It's very likely to say the opportunity you missed is what God gives to another. Instead of becoming the friend of a future king, he calls death on himself and family but for the timely intervention of Abigail who hastens up with provision of this same foolish man to save them all. In Abigail, we see the perfect role of an intercessor. They are intercepters and interrupters. They are also peace makers.
Christian, cultivate perception. That woman confesses saying, "I perceive this is a holy man of God who passes by us continually" (II Kings 4:9). Something might have been passing you continually for your lack of perception but the day you perceive, it becomes reality to you. Elisha's appearance and how he carries himself holily might have given him away. Nonetheless, she perceives. Without perception, you can not esteem any fellow rightly. The right perception of this woman made them build a room and accommodate him into their estate. An open door to her having a son.
May you not lack the revelation of those whose is the future but who because of their present circumstances are disguised as a needy. May your eyes open. May you see. May you hear and may you perceive. After all the pleas of Abigail and the handing of all the provision, she won't turn back until one more thing is settled. In the midst of having proved herself before David, she says, "and when the Lord might have done to my lord (David) according to all that the Lord has stated and has made you a ruler, then remember thine handmaid".
What's she trying to do? She's trying to join herself to the moving chariot. Meanwhile, Abigail sees prophecy on David. Abigail knows David is not empty headed even if he's empty handed today. Knowing this that his is the future and the kingdom, Abigail saves a space for herself in David's moving chariot. You may not know that anyone you identify with in their small days are those who count you faithful. Over time, I've heard people say, "how I wish he invites me over to be his secretary or one of his aide de camp". He can't. The truth is that simple. Even before he makes it to that office, he already has his men. Everybody has people who have always been there for them. As of today, I have my men. All of us have people reserved somewhere in our memory who have given themselves and who deserves us back. When opportunity avails itself, we'll always want to prove ourselves to them also. When Judas blew it all up and a replacement was to be sought for him, they didn't go to look outside (Acts 1:21-26). They put forward two who have been part of it all. From these two, Matthias eventually won. God acknowledges sacrifice, faithfulness and years of long suffering in waiting for the kingdom to happen. For instance, if you become something major today, who are the people you're likely to call over? Foreigners or those you already have testimonies with? So, it's best to prove one self when a man is still seeking rest than when he has found it. He'll see you as a man pleaser then.
Sure enough, on hearing that Nabal is dead, Abigail is called by David to become his wife (I Sam.25:40-42). It always end like that. That's how Abigail continues in a new marriage that depicts our marriage to Christ. No one is free to marry another unless the first spouse dies. This obligation lifts over Abigail when Nabal was struck by the Lord. In this way, Abigail becomes a shareholder of David's future and prophecies. She becomes a queen. However, everything begins by acknowledging and knowing that power will change hands. Abigail is so concerned about the future that her sharpness could pick that a move is moving and the fellow it shall move to is David but the space that Abigail has bought paid off as she never turns a solitary widow at Nabal's death. Learn to have eyes for spiritual substances. At this time, Nabal is wealthier than David. Material things are what some are dying for but Abigail purchases the future and goes with the yet unmanifested on David. Count more tangible spiritual substances. If any has them, they shall manifest. That's why it takes faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, for by it the elders obtain a good report. There are things not yet seen of who people will become but faith is what is what assures and gives you a receipt that they are tangible and shall one day take flesh, form and descend to become tangibilities (greatness) that all will envy and covet. Faith is what you need after perception so that you may latch unto the unseen future to be birthed. Those of you confronted with the choices of who to choose or agree with, may you by this discern.
PRAYER: I shall not be dull in perception or inadequate in faith.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: 2 Kings 10:32-12:21; Acts 18:1-22; Psalm 145:1-21; Proverbs 18:1
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