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Discipleship Focus: Up
- Up: Up is the word we use for what we worship. If we are following God’s will, God will occupy the Up position. Our life, our identity, our mission, our family on mission is all derived from Up. This is why God needs to be in our Up position.
In this passage we see David become King officially. We get to see him take Jerusalem. A lot of things are going right for
David. There is every reason to believe
that he has his life under control.
So what do I really love about David? David pauses to discern from the Lord. When the Philistines come out and attack him,
he could have just assumed things were going well and headed out to
battle. He could have taken things into
his own hands. But he doesn’t. He once more demonstrates why he is a man
after God’s own heart.
David stops and inquires of the Lord as to what he should do. He doesn’t do this just once; David actually
does this twice. He inquires of the Lord
twice – each time the Philistines come to attack him. In fact, when God’s plan changes the second
time, David demonstrates that he is following the Lord by be open to the change
of tactics.
God is in David’s Up position.
David follows God instead of himself.
David seeks the Lord before taking a major action. David is a man after God’s heart because he
submits to God and puts God in his Up position.
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