THU, 30TH APR, 2026 - 𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐃: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑

𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋
THU, 30TH APR, 2026

𝕋𝕆ℙ𝕀ℂ:
𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐃: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑

𝔹𝕀𝔹𝕃𝔼 𝕀ℕ 𝕆ℕ𝔼 𝕐𝔼𝔸ℝ:
1 Chronicles 20; 1 Chronicles 21; 1 Chronicles 22; Mark 1; Mark 2

𝔽𝕀ℝ𝔼 𝕊ℂℝ𝕀ℙ𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼:
1 Samuel 22:1-5, 2 Samuel 23:13-17
1 Samuel 22:1-5

1 David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. So when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. 

2 And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over them. And there were about four hundred men with him.

3 Then David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother come here with you, till I know what God will do for me.” 

4 So he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.

5 Now the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.

2 Samuel 23:13-17

13 Then three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam. And the troop of Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. 

14 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 

15 And David said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” 

16 So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD. 

17 And he said, “Far be it from me, O LORD, that I should do this! Is this not the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it.

These things were done by the three mighty men..

𝕄𝔼𝕄𝕆ℝ𝕐 𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕊𝔼:
1 Samuel 22:2
And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over them. And there were about four hundred men with him.

𝕄𝕆𝕋𝕀𝕍𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ𝔸𝕃 ℚ𝕌𝕆𝕋𝔼𝕊:
A great leader reproduces himself in others!

ℙℝ𝕆ℙℍ𝔼𝕋𝕀ℂ 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝔻 𝔽𝕆ℝ 𝕋𝕆𝔻𝔸𝕐:
𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨.

ℙℝ𝔸𝕀𝕊𝔼 & 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝕊ℍ𝕀ℙ

Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.

MFM Daily Devotional Message Thursday, 30th April, 2026.
David, while running from Saul who was determined to kill him, escaped to the cave of Adullam. There, all sorts of people were gathered to him those who were in distress, who were in debt, who were discontented. This was not a perfect group but David became their leader, more like a leader of outcasts and rebels.

It must have been difficult to lead these men because they were not perfect. However, the cave of Adullam was a training ground for David. He needed to learn how to lead the children of Israel who had antecedents of rebellion. These men eventually became the mighty men of David who did exploits. This says something of David's leadership ability. He could turn outcasts and rebels into mighty men without becoming influenced by them.

Beloved, you should not be quick to despise people who seemingly do not fit into societal molds. Some of those people are unrefined diamonds. If God puts you in a position to relate with them, ask Him to help you transform them into more responsible individuals. David, while being trained by God in the cave of Adullam, also trained these men to become men of war and they in turn were useful to him, in the wilderness and throughout his reign as king. They became his staunch loyalists because he had invested in them. They were even willing to give up their lives for him. They risked their lives to get water for David because he expressed his thirst, they refused to allow David to go to war against Absalom because they said he was worth ten thousand of them. They were willing to die protecting him (2 Samuel 18:3).

For every training you receive, God expects you to also train others. Every investment you make in other people will also come back to bless you. Today, make up your mind to positively influence those that come your way, whether or not they look responsible. The Lord will help you, in Jesus' name.

MFM Daily Prayer Points 30th April, 2026
𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
1. My Father, make me a good leader, in the name of Jesus.

2. O Lord, let me receive Your training through every wilderness and also train others, in the name of Jesus.

3. O God, help me to invest in the lives of other people positively, in the name of Jesus.

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆

4. My experiences will not be wasted, in the name of Jesus.

5. O Lord, help me to raise mighty men who will be loyal to me, in the name of Jesus.

6. O Lord, give me wisdom to refine rough men and make them become treasures, in the name of Jesus.

7. I will not waste divine dealings and encounters, in the name of Jesus.

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