What’s Next?
Wednesday, March 2
What’s Next?
And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. Matthew 23:12
David was summoned by the greatest prophet of Israel, Samuel and was anointed to be the next king of Israel. The anointing oil was shining on his forehead, running down from his head, and trickling all the way down to his feet. He was on cloud nine. It must have been such a great night. Makes me wonder, did he wake up the next morning see himself as being just the Shepherd boy and think, “What’s next? I’m still that shepherd boy. I have the anointing of a king, but my position is the same”. Although he may have changed, the world hadn’t. So, he went back to his normal life. David stayed on course with the anointing he had received, and, step by step, he was led to where he was supposed to be. But he had to go through a process.
Today, you might be in the same place as David. God may have given you a vision, a dream, and you might even have received the anointing for it. Although the promises of God are with you, the situation you were battling with is still there, just as it was yesterday. But what do you do when you realize the world is still the same as it was yesterday? Stay the course!
The biggest challenge is staying on course, walking through the process, even when you don’t see any change around you. It is not quitting from the path of that calling, and it is being courageous and brave enough to go through the preparation for the ‘position’ God’s way and within His timing, without looking for shortcuts. We are anointed to withstand the elements of the process. The reason we are anointed today and tomorrow we’re back to the fields is so that the Lord may continue molding, equipping, and shaping us for the next level. The best thing is to submit to the Holy Spirit and trust that God’s timing is best.
David had an opportunity to assassinate the only person who stood between him and what he had been anointed for, but he chose not to. He chose to trust God’s ways and God’s timing for him to come to the throne.
It’s best to allow God to exalt us to the position of our anointing in His timing, rather than using our own mechanism to ‘rush’ His timing.
Prayer for today: Father, thank You, for choosing me for Your service. Help me to humble myself and trust Your guidance and walk the journey You have for me. Give me strength to be patient with all that You put in place for me. I submit myself to the Potter’s hands. In Jesus’ name, Amen