Episode 1319 - Jarvis Kingston Trust in His provision and leading as you step out in faith to obey His call on your life God sees beyond our

Your Daily Prayer 🙏🏾 1 Samuel 10:1 Be careful what you ask for because you might just get it. FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT ACTION: PATIENCE Encourage someone who is struggling with patience. Today’s daily devotional is based on the story of The First King of Israel. Saul is anointed as the first king of Israel. He's a strong, handsome, and well-built man who stood a foot taller than every other man in Israel. The people rejoice over finally having a king, yet Samuel had warned them that having a king would not be exactly what they envisioned. STORY Bible in a Year: The First King of Israel: Saul Scripture "As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul's heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day." - 1 Samuel 10:9 You may think you want something. You may beg for it like it’s the only thing that will satisfy you. But God knows better. Sometimes, God gives us exactly what we want and shows us the error of our ways. Israel asked for a king to replace God. Samuel warned them that a King wouldn’t be good for them, but they didn’t listen. So, God relents and gives them what they want. Enter Saul. He looks like a king, talks like a king, and fights like a king. But there’s one problem: his heart. We will get to that issue in later episodes. For now, Saul is just a humble Benjaminite. God chooses him to lead His people despite his initial reluctance and feelings of inadequacy. Before his anointing, Saul is on a mundane mission to find his father's lost donkeys. Little does he know that his journey will lead to an encounter with the prophet Samuel, who reveals to him God's divine plan for his life. Samuel anoints Saul with oil, symbolizing God's empowerment and consecration for the task ahead. Immediately, Saul experiences a transformation as the Spirit of the Lord comes upon him, empowering him with new abilities and boldness. This unexpected outpouring of God's Spirit equips Saul for the challenges of kingship. The Lord will work in Saul’s life, even though the people chose him over God. God sees beyond our limitations and weaknesses, choosing to work through imperfect vessels to accomplish His will. REFLECTION Reflect on moments in your life when you have felt unqualified or inadequate for the challenges before you. Consider how God has equipped you and empowered you to fulfill His purposes. This week, embrace the truth that God doesn't call the qualified but rather qualifies the called. Trust in His provision and leading as you step out in faith to obey His call on your life. Remember, it is God who works in and through us to accomplish His plans, and He will never leave us ill-equipped for the tasks He sets before us. PRAYER Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? 1 SAMUEL 10:1 God as this new day greats me Thank You for being the God of 24 hours. I thank You that, like Saul, You can send someone into my life to change the trajectory of my future. Guide my feet and my actions so that I will be able to cross paths with designated destiny igniters. I declare that my name is being spoken in rooms I’ve not yet entered into, I thank You that You’ve already prepared my promotion and You know the date of my elevation. Place men and women of God around me that will help guide and teach me the position of influence that I am about to walk in. Enlarge my heart so that I will have a new found passion and love for the calling and assignment You’ve created for me. I declare that I am ready, and even in my weaknesses, I know that I am still covered because I’ve not rejected You as King over my life Lord. So I will arise, I will take the weapons and gifts You’ve given me and take territory for Your Kingdom! I'm ready... Let’s do this God! In Jesus’ Name, Amen. 🙏🏾Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jarvis-kingston--1517583/support.Repent and Get Baptized