Lord, I Accept Your Call
2 Samuel 5:1-2 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said,
“Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 2 Previously,
when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and in. And the
Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be a
ruler over Israel.’”
There is so much here… God called David to leadership, and
had him walking in that call even before the throne was free for him to be
seated. He was leading those God called him to shepherd even before Saul was
dethroned. The Lord spoke to David even before it came to pass, ‘You will
shepherd My people Israel, and you will be a ruler over Israel.’
God asked David to accept the call even before the people that
he was called to lead were free to accept it. David took all that he had
learned from shepherding and intimacy with God and led a people whose following
of him was not necessarily an intentional thing in the beginning, but more an
instinct. And in the end, when they were free of Saul’s rule, they came to
David willingly – because they trusted his leadership and his heart for them –
and declared themselves one with the new king.
Israel gave to David what David gave to God.
As believers, our initial following of God is more instinct
and convenience than anything. Over time and as He proves Himself, that
instinct becomes an intentional act of submission and love, borne of great
trust and confidence in who the Lord is to us personally. We align ourselves
with our King. We become one with Him because we can trust His vision.
We accept His call, just as King David did. David led because
God asked Him to, not because that was the position that someone had given him.
He understood and was humble enough to simply say ‘Yes Lord’ and to do the job
set before him, trusting God for the outcome.
Adonai,
I come to you and I simply say ‘yes Lord’. I will accept Your
call. I will take all that I have learned, all that I am learning even now, and
I will do the job You have set before me. I will trust You for the outcome.
Help me to align myself with You, help me to allow myself to
become one with You as I learn to embrace Your vision. May I be a leader worthy
of the call.
In Your Son’s Name, Amen.
Ro
(Please share with us how you fast is going and what the Lord is revealing to you, Hugs, Rosheeda, Lynn and Dineen.)
Leave a Reply