MY
DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion
for Saturday February 11, 2017
Topic:
Don’t Look Down On People
Text:
1 Samuel 17:22 – 30
Naturally, people envy those who do
better and are more honoured than them. Some people criticise others due to
their prejudice, hatred and bitterness. Some do it because they feel they are
better of the other person.
Eliab look down on David as too small
to be enlisted in the Israel’s army how much more confronting a renowned
champion, Goliath. Eliab charges him with cockiness (being arrogant). This
elicited criticism from Eliab. Eliab was the most outspoken of all the people
in the camp against David because he was the senior brother. Of a truth, David
was a small boy of about 15 years. Unfortunately, criticism couldn’t stop
David. This confirms what the bible says in Matthew 10:36 (see Gen. 37:4, 8,
and 11). While the rest of the army stood around wasting their time, David knew
the importance of taking action. With God to fight for him, David had no reason
to wait.
People may try to discourage you with
negative comments or mockery, accusing you of arrogance or pride. Never mind
them and their discouragement. Just continue to do what you know is right. By
doing what is right, you will be pleasing God, whose opinion matters most. At
last the small boy, Eliab looked down on, became a hero who did what he and
others in Israel’s army could not do.
Most times we look down on people
because they are poor, uneducated, ugly, etc. Don’t forget that such person may
later become great that you will need his or her help or service. Beloved, as
people despise you, see it as a challenge and aim for greatness to shame them.
Food
for Thought:
Who knows tomorrow?
Memory
verse: Matthew
10:36
Prayer:
May I not look down on people today, O Lord, my God, because I don’t know what
tomorrow holds for them.
