THE SECRET TO PROMOTIONS

  Tue Feb 17, 2026  


Memorise:
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.Psalm 75:6-7

 

Read:   2 Samuel 6:13-23

 

Bible In One Year:
Numbers 25-26

 

Hymn:
Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine!

 

Action Point:
Make sure you boast about God to someone today, in your office, neighbourhood, on social media, and anywhere you go.

Message

People often describe David in different ways: the shepherd boy, the giant slayer, the worshipper, etc. Despite these different descriptions, almost everyone who has heard and read about David agrees that the most important thing about him is that he knew how to praise God. That was the reason God loved him so much and kept promoting him to the extent that many regard him as Israel's greatest king. If you want to also experience constant promotion and breakthroughs, you must be addicted to praising God.

What exactly is praise? Praise is not thanksgiving, and it is not worship. Worship is telling God that He is the King of kings, the Lord of lords, and anything you do to show Him that He is your Lord. Praise, however, is boasting about God, like when a boy boasts about his father. In Matthew 21:15-16, the chief priests and scribes, who had seen the marvellous wonders that Jesus did, refused to praise Him. However, children began to cry in the temple, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David." Despite the fact that they didn't praise God, the chief priests and scribes were angry because the children lavishly poured out their praise on Him. Don't become too big to praise God because when you do, you will become too insignificant to be promoted by Him.

Only a fellow with a childlike heart can truly praise God. In the Bible reading for today, when David brought the ark of God back to Israel, he praised God with careless abandon. He was not ashamed to dance before the Lord; he boasted in the Lord publicly and didn't care about his position, reputation, or anything because he knew that he was praising the source of everything he had. When his wife, Michal, saw him, she felt embarrassed and scolded him when he returned home, saying, "Don't you have shame? Can't you behave yourself when praising God? As a king, you should know better." David replied, "Leave me to praise my God shamelessly. He is the One who promoted me above your father and everyone in your house. He is the source and owner of my life."

People who praise God like David never stop enjoying promotions. You should never allow the opinions of people who have not faced the things you have faced and the victories that God has given you to stop you from praising Him exuberantly. Become more intentional about boasting of God's goodness and faithfulness over your life, and He will continually lift you higher and bless you far beyond your expectations (Ephesians 3:20).


King James Version

2 Samuel 6:13-23

RCCG Hymn

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

  1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
    Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
    Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
    Born of His spirit, washed in His blood.

  2. This is my story, this is my song,
    Praising my Saviour all the day long;
    This is my story, this is my song,
    Praising my Saviour all the day long.


  3. Perfect submission, perfect delight.
    Visions of rapture now burst on my sight.
    Angels descending, bring from above
    Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
  4. Perfect submission, all is at rest,
    I in my Saviour am happy and blest.
    Watching and waiting, looking above,
    Fill'd with His goodness, lost in His love.

 


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