INSPIRE Devotionals
With Emmanuel Afiawari

Friday, June 26, 2026

Topic: ART OF PRECISION - A WARRIOR'S INSTINCT!

Memory Verse: ‭‭"‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Blessed be the LORD my strength, Which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight" - Psalm 144:1 KJV‬

Bible Text: ‭1 Samuel 26:8 KJV‬

8. ‭Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

INSPIRATION: In the old testament days, wars were either won or lost, not so much from strategy but on precision strikes. The ability to hit at target and cause colossal damage was prized more than anything. Hence, warriors practiced more on hitting targets with their first effort. Well, they knew the danger of firing amiss because their opponents might seize the moment to inflict real damage. Hence, we see David's man, Abishai, seeking David's permission to kill King Saul, on the premise that he'd only strike once. That's a warrior's instinct!

David thanks God for teaching his hands to war and his fingers to fight (Ps. 144: 1). As a warrior, he valued how skillful his hands have become with his weapons and how he has so mastered hitting at his target. It reminds me of the description of some warriors in Judges 20: 16, "‭Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred select troops who were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss." Daily life presents us with so many battles and battlefronts at once. The ability to deal with each of the things that confront us is an art that defines our rear instincts as warriors.

TODAY'S TAKE HOME:

Master the art of slinging your stones and throwing your arrows without missing now. It would be futile to wait to practice it at the battlefront!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, thank You for teaching my hands to war and my fingers to fight. Thank You for helping me steady my aim at life's targets and enabling me to make precision strikes. I receive grace to never shoot amiss or be weak when life's battles rage against me. I've a warrior's will and I fight to win, in Jesus name.