Is There Not a Cause?

I. DAUGHTER OF ZION, is there a cause for what you are doing? What is the cause? We must analyse the cause before we embark on any activity. Would the cause be beneficial to you alone or others? In 1 Samuel 17:29, David asked his brothers, “ David’s question in the Valley of Elah cuts through noise. Goliath was insulting Israel, the armies were paralysed by fear, and David’s own brother Eliab dismissed him: “Why did you come down here? I know your pride and arrogance.” David was actually sent with provisions for his brothers’ upkeep on the battlefront, yet the same brothers question why he has left the cattle in the bush and come to the battlefront, seeing he was just a youth and not mature for the battlefield. David’s reply wasn’t defensive. It was clarifying: “ That question still confronts us. When people forget the broader cause, they shrink God’s work down to personal status, financial gain, comfort, or reputation. And the moment we do that we lose momentum for transformation.

II. SON OF MAN, David’s brothers are at your workplace, in your family, in your church, and among your friends, who are daily asking, "Why did you come down here? God rarely calls people into ease. He calls them to purpose. There is always a broader cause for God sending you there. David’s father asks him to send food to his brothers, which is different from why God is sending him to the battlefront. There are always two causes for whatever we want to do: God’s cause and our own cause. In the end, the choice is for us to make. Nehemiah heard that Jerusalem’s walls were broken and its people in disgrace. He was cupbearer to the king and was safe, fed well, close to power and in no need. He could have stayed. But he wept, fasted, and said, “Let me go rebuild” (Nehemiah 2:5). The cause of God’s name and His people’s dignity outweighed his personal comfort. Esther faced the same tension. Mordecai told her, “Do not think you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews” (Esther 4:13). Her position, status, and safety were real. But the cause of the survival of her people was bigger.

III. MY DEAR BROTHERS IN THE LORD, when we forget the cause, we start measuring ministry, service, or even life by status. Will this elevate my name or reduce it? Financial position returns on the sacrifice. We also consider sometimes, does this convenience fit my schedule, my brand, my comfort zone? The moment those become the filter, we stop asking, “ and start asking, “What’s in it for me? Life is not about what is in it for me, but Personalising issues isn’t wrong. But over-personalising makes everything about us, not about God’s agenda. Jonah personalised Nineveh’s judgement. He cared more about his reputation as a prophet and his comfort under the vine than about 120,000 people who didn’t know their right hand from their left (Jonah 4:11). God had to correct him: the cause was mercy, not Jonah’s ego. The rich young ruler came to Jesus asking about eternal life. But when Jesus pointed to the cause of radical surrender for the Kingdom, he walked away grieved because his wealth was his identity (Mark 10:22). He personalised the call and missed the cause.

IV. MY BELOVED SISTERS IN THE LORD, what happens in our circles? We only support what directly benefits us or our group. Like Eliab, we question the motives of those stepping out, because their boldness exposes our passivity. A cause-less life burns you out because it’s self-sustaining. A cause-driven life is fuelled by the Lord. God’s causes are never static; they expand. David didn’t just kill Goliath and went home. The cause led him to the palace, to the wilderness, and to the throne, all to establish a kingdom that would point to Christ. The cause grew with his obedience. The cause might start as feeding the hungry in Accra, mentoring one young person, or standing against injustice in your workplace. But if it’s God’s cause, it will stretch you beyond status and money. It will cost you something. This is a DIVINE NEW DAY PROPHETIC WORD of encouragement sent forth through the authority and power of Christ Jesus and delivered to the brethren through God's Vessel, Francis Ameyibor. Yes! David’s victory didn’t come because he had the right armour. It came because he saw the cause: “This uncircumcised Philistine will not defy the armies of the living God” (1 Sam 17:36).

V. 2026 IS OUR YEAR AND SEASON TO BE LIFTED UP — Before you make your next decision – ministry, career, relationship, or investment – pause and ask David’s question. If the answer is yes, then move. Even if it costs status. Even if it risks your financial position. Because causes outlive comfort, and obedience outlasts applause.

PRAYER: Beloved, let’s pray that God would burn away our small personalisations and restore in us a holy, disruptive, cause-driven zeal. Amen.

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