{"id":17105,"date":"2011-03-22T02:34:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T01:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/2011\/03\/22\/path-to-throne-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:25:30","slug":"path-to-throne-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/path-to-throne-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The path to the throne (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Akpeli Othuke Andrew<\/div>\n
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David was anointed to be king in his teens, but he only ascended the throne at thirty.<\/div>\n
There\u2019s a pattern here:<\/div>\n
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1. God calls the man: In spite of being unappreciated by his family and overlooked by the prophet Samuel , God picked David. He also picked Deborah to lead the nation in a male dominated society. Stop trying to figure God out, and stop comparing yourself to others! \u2018Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?\u2019 (Romans 9: 21 NIV). We\u2019d have rejected many of the people God used; which let us know how much we don\u2019t know.<\/div>\n
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2. God decides the plan: \u2018Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it\u2026\u2019 (Philippians 1: 6 NKJV). Who decides it? Who performs it? Who should your confidence be in? God! God\u2019s plan for David involved years of ducking Saul\u2019s spears, living in caves and working with 600 misfits who redefine the word \u2018dysfunctional.\u2019 God trains you in a small sphere so you can handle a bigger one.<\/div>\n
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3. God knows the span of time required: \u2018\u2026Who through faith and patience [endurance] inherit the promises\u2026\u2019 (Colossians 1: 11-12). Endurance means standing firm under pressure. The prize belongs to the man or woman who\u2019s committed for the long haul. Joseph refused to let go of his dream; it\u2019s what enabled him to say no to the advances of Potiphar\u2019s wife and endure unjust imprisonment. But the day came when Potiphar and his wife knelt before Joseph.<\/div>\n
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So keep your eyes on the prize and don\u2019t give up.<\/div>\n
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