King David's Curse: “Let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes”!!!

 

New American Standard Psalm 109 vs 10b “let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes”.

David wished this upon his enemies, when he was invoking God’s vengeance upon his adversaries. But then, this Admonition is not focused on David and his adversaries, but rather on the weight of the curse and the revelation hanging on that curse.

For David to wish this upon his enemies, it doesn’t sound like it is good. What does it mean to seek food far from your ruined homes  It is a situation where one feels there is not much opportunity in his place of naturalization, he seeks to sojourn in another country. In Modern terminology it is called Migration

a.     You seek for food in far places when you are not able to afford the basic necessities in your place of naturalization.

b.    You seek for sustenance in far places, when the policies from your place of naturalization makes business and career difficult.

c.      You seek for food in desolate places when you feel the future looks bleak. Your career won’t get the boost needed. If Migration is such a good thing , why is David wishing this to his enemies?

Lets dissect this matter according to the revelation of the holy spirit..

a. a. When you desperately seek food in far places you are exposed to slavery and torture, your relatives are not there to account and speak for you so you are a nobody in the land eg south African Xenophobic attacks on other African Countries. Torture from host countries when you migrating illegally.

b.  b.You are exposed and forced to live the lifestyle of the host country, whether it conforms to your values and believes or not. It leads to culture and value erosion.

c.  c. You could be forced to worship their strange Gods and idols, you must observe their festivals etc.

d.  d. You are forced to abide by the rules of the host country, you must get a work permit which might take years to acquire, this is to enable you work and leave comfortably, this can expose you to unsafe practices such as drug trafficking, prostitution etc.

e.     When you seek for food in desolate places you have not solved any problem from your birthplace, the terrain you left behind is still not navigable for the upcoming generations. You just postponed the evil day for the unborn generations. No legacy was left behind in your birth place. In other words, the ugly situation (economic hardship) persists. We can see the reason why David dreads that mindset so much.

Who is this David to begin with?  

David was not born a millionaire, he was a shepherd boy, from the root of Obad, whom God wanted to use to deliver his people out of the hands of philistines. God anointed him, he confronted the giant causing menace for his people, he was brought to lime light when he defeated goliath,, he later governed his people, fought wars and possessed lands. He was not born into a land filled with abundant resources such as crude oil. But he stayed with his people to conquer enemies and territories. He sure left a legacy for his country.

This is why running away and seeking for sustenance in places is a bad thing in the eye of David. You need to confront your Goliath, who is forcing that situation on you. When it is time to sojourn in another country, you are visiting like a king or diplomat.

 You are not blessed when you are moving out of your country desperately. You are laboring under curse. You are running away from what you should confront, then  live an inheritance for the upcoming generations.

 

Way out?

1.     You must align with your creator, so you can play your role.

2.     Mindset shift, travelling outside the country and becoming rich is seen as a big feat among Nigerian youths, especially from the south eastern Nigeria. David is calling it a curse, you are forced to traffic drugs, engage in fraud. If you are caught you spend your productive years in prison. Rather choose to confront the Goliath in your country, you are closing the ugly loop when you are doing so. Seek to be among the people tackling ugly situations in your country, be accountable, so you can make your leaders accountable as well. This should become the trend, the big feat among Nigerian youths.

Be dedicated to the growth of your country, be part of the governing process just like King David, expose and fight those goliaths wrecking havoc in the society. You can’t run away from Goliath, you must kill it so you can get your blessings. God will reward you. But you must align with God to be able to do it just like David.

Recently names of Nigerian youth serving prison terms in Addis Ababa was published. It was not a proud thing to look at, the list was much, just for one country, the question is what is going on in other countries?. This is the result of seeking food in desolate places. You can see why David wished it upon his enemies. If those youths had stayed behind to mend their country, work hard like David and align with their creator, it would have been worthwhile! 

B Bad leadership and Money Looting must be frowned upon in the society, money meant to make life easier is diverted, this brings curses like this. Election rigging should be frowned upon as well. This must not be allowed in a society that wants to be blessed and prosperous.

 

In conclusion, it is time to adopt David’s methodology. Fight for your country, proffer advice where necessary, expose sharp practices and evil behaviors.  Align with your creator to be guided. Make up your mind to work hard, you can become a farmer, David was a shepherd boy till he became the leader of Israel, you can see there are still humble beginnings. Nigeria is blessed with abundant resources more than Israel David’s country. If David became wealthy in his land, what stops you. Why would you opt to seek for food in desolate places? Exposing yourself to evil. Become a lover of God like David. When it is time to visit other countries you travel WITH RESPECT . Any Nigerian Youth bragging about seeking for sustenance in places tell him it is a curse. He must travel with respect and observe the laws of the host country.

Because you fail to align with God to tackle the Goliath in your country, you become desperate to travel, you are forced to transgress the laws of the host country just to survive. This is not God’s will. Christian life is not bed of roses, there is aspect of warfare you must tackle if you want to leave a peaceful life on earth. David was attacked, Apostles were attacked, Jesus Christ was attacked, John the Baptist was attacked, Samson, Gideon fought for his clan.

Christian youths need to wake up and focus on serious issues of life, there is need to spend less time on social media watching celebrities or creating unnecessary contents to earn stipends!!. This is time to confront Goliaths of our time.  Thanks

 Remember Accept Christ as your personal Lord and savior, Christ helped to remove all curse by dying on the cross of Calvary for you. When you align and believe in Christ, he abides in you, and teach you the path to your destiny, secondly all curses stopping you is broken in Jesus name. who is he that overcometh this world? He that believeth that Jesus Christ is the son of God!