Anglican Devotional 27 August 2026 By The Daily Fountain of the Church Of Nigeria

TOPIC: Taking Immediate Action

READ: 1 Kings 1:31-37

31 Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground, prostrating herself before the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

32 King David said, “Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” When they came before the king,

33 he said to them: “Take your lord’s servants with you and have Solomon my son mount my own mule and take him down to Gihon.

34 There have Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel. Blow the trumpet and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

35 Then you are to go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”

36 Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, “Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.

37 As the Lord was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon to make his throne even greater than the throne of my lord King David!”

THE MESSAGE:

David immediately took action. He called all his loyal officers and directed them on what to do to make Solomon king. They were to make him ride on the King David’s personal mule and to sit on his throne after coronation. This was to show that King David was in support of Solomon. They all left immediately to carry out the directive.

Many projects have been stalled because of delay in action. Many men have ended up not marrying their ordained wives because of procrastination. While they were delaying, another man stepped in and proposed to their dream woman. Many have not attained their target success for delay in taking immediate action or decision. Many treaties that could have changed the course of history were never signed because of delay. Some careers were never pursued because of delay. What is it that you have in mind to do? Why not take immediate action now and pursue it until you achieve your goal. Start now!

PRAYER: Dear Father, may I not delay again that which You have been nudging me to do. Amen.