The Wednesday challenge is simply this: Inquire of the Lord! In everything you do, every situation you face, every unknown you go throughy…”Inquire of the Lord”.
David was facing a dilemma in which he had to strengthen himself in the Lord. And as he did, we read the following in 1 Samuel 30:8. "So David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”
It says that, David inquired of the Lord!
There is another example in the book of Joshua where the opposite takes place. It goes to show the importance of inquiring of God, of seeking His will, direction & guidance, first, no matter how things may seem. The nation of Israel had entered the Promised Land and winning battles after battles. One day a group of Gibeonites showed up. They had bags full of old moldy bread, their sandals worn out, their water skins cracked, and their clothing old and worn. They told Joshua and the leaders of Israel that they had come from far away. They told them about how they’ve heard about all the great things God was doing for them and they wanted to make sure they would not be attacked. So they said they had traveled from far away to make a covenant with them. So that, when Israel eventually reached them in the future, they wouldn’t be attacked.
The Bible says in Joshua 9:14, The men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the LORD. It says specifically, that Joshua and his men did not inquire of the Lord. Instead, they looked at the people’s provisions... the moldy bread, the old sandals, the old water skins... and they made a covenant with them. Now, as it turns out, they were not from a far off but rather next door neighbors. Israel had been deceived. And it caused huge problems in Israel’s future.
Let me challenge you to inquire of the Lord TODAY!
Do it now, before you make your situation worse.
Inquire of the Lord and let Him lead you!
~ Matt
