Even in the midst of this, he did not forget the Lord. He had a heart’s desire to build the House of the Lord, but he knew he would not be the one to do it. Yet he prepared the materials for it so that his son, Solomon, would be able to do it. King David stayed focus on the Lord even while he was having problems with the enemies of Israel. This did not deter him from doing what was in his heart to do for the Lord.

We must be like King David. Even in our troublous times, we must hold the Lord’s work in our hearts and continue on. We must press on through whatever we are dealing with. We don’t have time to lay down our work for God in order to battle with our enemies. We cannot afford to put all of our energies in fighting Satan when the kingdom of God must be built! We must remember our duties and responsibilities to the kingdom of God while we are in the midst of our personal battles. When we do, we will come out victorious because we were not deterred from completing a task that the Lord placed on our hearts to do.

I am reminded of Nehemiah. The enemy was threatening to come after them and stop them from rebuilding the walls. Nehemiah made up his mind that the walls were going to be rebuilt with men standing guard against the enemy. He wasn’t going to be stopped by those who were against him.

Too many times we don’t complete our divine task because we must do it alone. Or maybe we run out of steam because we have not fortified ourselves in the Word of God. Any man who puts his hand to plow---starts a work--then looks back--considers what they left--is not fit for the kingdom of God. There is no time to stop and reminisce about bygone days. We have a charge to keep believers! We must stay focused and do what God has called us to do! Even if it means doing it with one hand and fighting with the other!