WISDOM FOR THE DAY DEVOTIONAL
BY BISHOP MIKE OKONKWO
SATURDAY 11th APRIL 2026
TOPIC: LET CHALLENGES MOTIVATE YOU TO ACTION
“And David said, what have I now done? Is there not a cause? 1 Samuel 17:29 KJV
Beloved, there are battles you cannot fight or handle by yourself. That is why God makes advanced information available to you and tells you what He has already packaged. When He gives you information, He already knows He will handle the giants by Himself. Don’t let the giants terrorise nor frighten you, because God, who spoke, is taking responsibility.
He is committed to ensuring that what He spoke comes to pass. So, settle it in your heart that you will not be defeated. You will not see shame. And you will not be embarrassed. Whatever weapon they have fashioned against your progress in life, to laugh at you, to mock and ridicule you, will not prosper. No amount of obstacles can stop you.
The army of Israel was running from Goliath. But David saw beyond muscles and bones. As far as David was concerned, Goliath was his bread. The battle was going to announce him. Even if Saul ran, for David, the battle was his announcement.
Ponder this! What was the motivation for a 17-year-old boy to fight an experienced giant? He understood that the battle would announce me! ‘Hitherto, I have been hidden in obscurity, but the moment for my announcement to showcase what God put inside me has come.’
When your moment of announcement comes, no one will hinder you. It is not permitted for you to face challenges in the marketplace, and somebody will defeat you or shove you aside. No man will take your place.
Your harvest will not go to caterpillars. Covenant will speak for you. What killed others will not kill you. What frustrates others will not frustrate you. Your case is a different case. Your testimony will not be cut short. I stop every delay in your life. You will collect your spoils. You will eat of the good in the land. Goodness and mercy shall follow you. The world will hear your story.
Further reading: 1 Samuel 17:20-37
Daily Bible Reading: Morning – 1 Samuel 17-18, Evening – Luke 11:1-28