About two years ago, I listened to a podcast of Bishop T. D. Jakes with Steve Harvey. It bothered on inheritance. The Bishop said that a lot of parents don’t understand that it is not what is left to the children that makes them great, but what is left in them. He went on to say that if parents leave enough in their children, they don’t have to worry about what they leave to them, because they can go all out and find their way in life. Our text shows David’s attempt in leaving timeless value in his son, Solomon – he showed him a legacy of godliness. 

Obedience to all the revealed will of God is fast-tracking oneself in the journey of life.

There is prosperity by instruction; and there is blessing in obeying the Lord. This was the essence of David’s admonition to his son and successor just before he died. He counselled him to walk in the ways of the Lord and keep His statutes, commandments, judgments and testimonies as written in the Law. The effect of that would be prosperity “in all that you do and wherever you turn”. Whereas we are prone to thinking that prosperity is possible only in certain places, God’s word is giving the assurance that it is possible wherever you turn. You only need to ensure that where you turn to is at the instance of the Lord. Whenever believers disobey the Lord, they delay their match towards the glorious future that God has in store for them. Obedience to all the revealed will of God is fast-tracking oneself in the journey of life.