1 Samuel 17:20 (NKJV)
“So David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, and took the things and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for the battle.”

There are different ways we can proceed when God asks us to do something. But there is only one way God expects us to respond, and that is, immediately.

Delayed response can make you miss God’s Kairos moment for you.

In God’s master plan, everything fits into everything. There are no gaps. Each event leads to another event, and each instruction creates the open door for the next instruction.

Learning to act when God speaks is, therefore, critical.

When David was told to go and check on his brothers and bring back a report, the Bible says that David “left the sheep with another shepherd and set out early the next morning” (NLT).

We can learn two lessons from this.

Firstly, he did not wait until he finished everything he was doing. He set out “the next morning.” He made it his priority, and because he did, he was able to get to the battlefront in time to see Goliath come out to make his daily boast.

Secondly, David had other shepherds to hand the sheep over. He was a man who did not work alone but had a team who co-led with him. He would have struggled with going that morning if he hadn’t invested in raising other shepherds.

Let’s learn to respond quickly to whatever God put in our hearts. Our immediate response is meant to take us to the next door, where the next instruction awaits us.

We need to shake off the spirit of procrastination that’s derailing us.

Let’s also learn to invest in others. Let’s teach others what we are doing. Let’s raise disciples. Let’s prepare for our replacement while we are still leading. Let’s do this intentionally.

Blessed are those who, when they die, everything they did are able to continue as normal.

While we must obey immediately, a wise pilgrim obeys responsibly.

A wise pilgrim ensures that in departing to obey, nothing is destroyed in the aftermath.

A wise pilgrim holds whatever he does lightly, knowing that his life is not in his hands.