MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Saturday September 19, 2020
Topic: Lay Your Trophies at His Feet
Text: 1 Samuel 17:54
There are many reasons David won the heart of God. One of them is
what he did in our text. He surrendered insignia of his exploit in that battle to
God. A youth like that was so humble that he didn’t want a show off rather, he
laid that “trophy” at God’s feet. Great exploits God uses us to perform or
miracles God did for us can be a source of temptation to arrogate the glory to
ourselves, making our heads swell.
If some of us were David, we would have erected a 20m by 15m sign
post showing us and Goliath requesting that people should come and see the man
who killed the giant. Our houses would have turn into tourist centres and we will
request that people should pay money before they can see David and shake his
hand. In this our clime, everything is now money.
However, it was not so with David. He took the sword to God’s house
and went home. He did not allow that exploit to enter his head. He laid the
trophy at God‘s feet. He dedicated the sword of Goliath as a votive offering to
the Lord. 1 Samuel 21:9 confirms that David kept Goliath’s sword at the tent
that houses the Ark of the Covenant. A lesson and challenge for us.
When God uses us to perform miracles or to do exploits, how do we
react? Does it enter our heads as if there is none like us? In Acts 14:8ff,
Paul healed a crippled man who hasn’t walked since birth in Lystra. They termed
him Hermes and Barnabas was called Zeus. The priest in charge of that temple of
Zeus in Lystra brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice
with the multitudes (Acts 14:13). But Paul resisted them (Acts 14:14).
We shouldn’t take the glory that belongs to God. When we are used
by God, we should appreciate Him in humility and return all the glory to Him.
Food for Thought: Humble disposition is the best way to honour God for what He has
made us.
Memory verse: 1 Samuel 17 v 54
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