Daily Worship, Spirit and Word Sep. 6, 2024

When was David chosen to be king? Samuel, the prophet, went to David while he was a teenager keeping His father’s sheep and anointed him to be king. However, David did not become king until many years later.  God calls those things that be not as though they were. God tells the end from the beginning. This means that there is usually time between the calling of The Lord and the fulfillment of the promise. God tells us who and what we are before we can possibly be who and what He calls us. We both are and aren’t what He called us. In the natural, we are untested, untrained and incapable, but in the spirit, all of the DNA for the fulness is in us.

Like David, we must maintain patience and integrity while doing the best that we can to grow into what God has spoken over us. David did not take the power into his own hand and strike down Saul when he had the opportunity. David stayed humble and waited for God to exalt him. “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” (Galatians 6:9, NKJV) “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” (James 4:10, NKJV) “And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’” (Luke 19:17, NKJV)

The time between the calling and the manifestation is training time. Our Father in heaven is chastening us as sons, “for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:13, NKJV)

It is the desire of God that Christ be formed in us. This means that He wants us to be a mature and strong spiritual being. We are a spirit, patiently possessing our soul, and living in a temporary physical body. Even Jesus had to grow in spirit! “And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.” (Luke 2:40, NKJV)

How does one grow in his spirit?  Great question! Let’s talk about that for awhile.