Written
by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
God blessed them and said to
them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.
Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living
creature that moves on the ground." Genesis Chapter
1 verse 28.
To
call the shots means to be in charge, to exercise dominion at all times
regardless of what the situation or circumstance is and who or what is
involved. This means that you do not cave in to fear or intimidation or
barricades. You simply maneuver the challenges and stay on top of your game. To
call the shots, you must stand on the solid ground that never gives way no
matter the pressures you are experiencing. That solid ground is God the Father,
Jesus Christ the Son, the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. Also, you have to
learn the diplomacy and language for always calling the shots.
Prior
to becoming King in Israel, David always called the shots by daring to stand up
against the wild beasts which came after the family flock he tended. Please see
1st Samuel Chapter 17 verses 34 to 37 and psalm 78 verses 70 to 72.
David ensured that none of the family flock was lost to bears and lions. He
went after the animals, killed them and rescued the family flock no matter how
young the sheep that was taken. These acts of courage that were based on trust
in God and His power to always deliver Him energized David to call the shots
against Goliath. David refused to be intimidated by both threats and size of
Goliath. He went after Goliath and to the surprise of everyone; including
Goliath, David brought Goliath down. Please read the entire chapter, 1st
Samuel 17 for details.
Beloved,
you are divinely endowed with everything it takes to call the shots. David was
a youth when he started calling the shots and he was able to do so because he
was aware of his divine rights – to exercise dominion irrespective of what the
circumstances were. Additionally, David had absolute confidence in God that God
would always come through for him. That further emboldened him to always call the
shots. He called the shots against Saul, significantly through wisdom. David
neither traded words with Saul nor engaged in fisticuffs with him. Even when
David had the opportunity of killing an unguarded Saul on two different
occasions, David chose the path of righteousness and wisdom. He chose not to
lay his hands on the Lord’s anointed. Please see 1st Samuel Chapters
26 verses 1 to 25, 24 verses 1 to 22. This was in spite of Saul’s determined
pursuit of David; as well as his resolve to kill David. Severally, God spared
David from being killed by Saul. Yet when the opportunity presented itself to
retaliate, David chose the path of righteousness. This implies that calling the
shots is not retaliation to repay evil ford evil. Rather it is to enforce the
will of God over evil. Recall that Daniel asked that the lives of the other
wise men who had no answers for the King should be spared and they were spared.
Left to David’s men, Saul should have been killed but the words and actions of
David in preserving the life of Saul prevailed. Killing your enemies is not
calling the shots. It is exercising dominion over them by the Spirit and power
of God which is ruling over them by divine wisdom and strength. David came
close to making the mistake of killing his enemies when he set out to kill
Nabal. Fortunately, Abigail, the wife of Nabal was able to call the shots
against what would have been a folly by David through her unrivaled soft
skills. In point of fact, David thanked her for profusely for restraining him
from committing murder. Significantly Nabal
died afterwards, not by David’s arrows or spears or swords. The Bible records
that the LORD struck Nabal and he died. God alone knows how best to deal with
your enemies, that is if you have any beside the devil and his cohorts.
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