DCLM Daily Manna 6 June 2019 – Failure After Success
TOPIC: Failure After Success
TEXT: 2 Kings 10:28-36
28. Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
29. Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
30. And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
31. But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart; for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.
32. In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short; and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
33. From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.
34. Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
35. And Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
36. And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.
KEY VERSE:
“But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.” – (2 Kings 10:31).
DCLM DAILY MANNA 6 JUNE 2019 MESSAGE:
One often recurring indices in the story of most successful people is their inability to manage success. They lack what it takes to have sustainable success. Learning to manage success is one skill everyone should have in order to have wholesome success.
Jehu came into limelight with a blazing record of success. He was born to fulfil prophecy; that is, bring judgment to the wicked and idolatrous reign of King Ahab and his wife, Jezebel. He was able to carry out this task with a commendable zeal that was pleasing to God but unfortunately for him, he stumbled after succeeding.
DCLM Daily Manna 6 June 2019 – Failure After Success
Most failures that follow success often are due to complacency, pride, resort to self-management, letting down the guard, becoming careless, self-conceited and total neglect of God and His counsels. If we are going to successfully manage and keep our triumphs either in the homes and families, work places, businesses, life endeavours and our ministries and callings, we must learn to keep and follow those same rules and principles that brought us to the limelight of success in the first place. Nothing helps to keep success firm than yielding to the word of God. The moment we begin to see the present state, then the foundation of our success becomes fatally weak.
God does not intend that we just have a momentary dash at success. He wants us to succeed and keep succeeding in every of our endeavor. But the secret to this kind of success is contained in His word. No one who ever wishes to have an all-round and robust success affords to ignore His word.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
To be prosperous and have good success require the word of God as a foundation.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
2 Samuel 3-5
DCLM Daily Manna 6 June 2019 Devotional was written by Pastor W.F Kumuyi