11- 15- 10 MI DAILY DEVOTION (I Samuel 18:5)
“W”- WALK WISELY, WORK WISELY AND WORK HARD FOR GOD (ON CHRISTIAN’s ABC’s)
5- “And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.”
David here became King Saul’s employee in his kingdom. In (I Samuel 18:14- 15; 30) “And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely…” The reason why David behaved himself wisely was because of Saul’s sin of envy and jealousy. Saul was trying to kill David. Matthew Henry said, “…showing himself as dutiful as he was bold and courageous. Those that hope to rule must first learn to obey. He had approved himself a dutiful son to Jesse his father, and now a dutiful servant to Saul his master; those that are good in one relation it is to be hoped will be so in another.” (The Bible Collection) In (Proverbs 28:26) “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.” What does it mean to walk wisely? It means we have to live and make decisions according to the wisdom of God. We don’t just walk and we don’t walk and make decisions according to the flesh, but in the Spirit. Jesus said in (Matthew 10:16) “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”
We also need to work hard and work wisely for our family, for ourselves and for God. In (II Chronicles 4:12) it says, “And the men did the work faithfully…” There is no room for laziness in our home. We have people who are very dependent to their love ones, to the Government or agencies, because they don’t want to work and don’t want to work hard. I remember when I was working for a company where I was in a stressful environment. It was until I decided to really think and plan on how I could do my job in an excellent way, while at the same time, I could work and do my job wisely and less stress on my part. You may asked the same question like the people during the Lord’s time when they asked Him; “What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?” In (John 6:28- 29) 28- “Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29- Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”
