We love to experience moments of great success and celebration.
For most of us, they don’t happen very often but when they do, it’s “Woo-hoo!” time.
What makes such moments even sweeter is when they occur not by accident but by pre-planned intent.
Particularly when somebody more powerful and wiser helps us to prepare and carry out the plan.
We feel special not only because somebody wanted to help us but also that they DID help us to succeed in whatever contest we faced, whether it be the search for a desperately needed job, for harmony in a troubled relationship, for insights to a major academic obstacle or for some difficult health issue.
King David had moments like this and one was included in the One-Year Bible segment for today:
“When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he marched out to meet them. The Philistines arrived and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim. So David asked God, ‘Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?’
“The Lord replied, ‘Yes, go ahead. I will hand them over to you.’”
“So David and his troops went up to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there.
“God did it!” David exclaimed. “He used me to burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” (I Chronicles 14:8-11)
Imagine the joy David was feeling when he shouted “God did it!”
To face a daunting obstacle, to ask for God’s wisdom and help and then to see success come our way is a major-league blessing.
We love “God did it!” moments.
Make sure to not only celebrate them when they happen but also testify about your “Woo-hoo!” victories when talking with other people about your faith.
That way, your faith will appear more to others as a recurring fountain of great blessing rather than just a bunch of behavior-controlling rules.
As always, I love you
Martin
