Won't you first sit down?
Daily Delight Devotions 
Sis Bala Samson 
July 20, Monday, 2026

Luke 14:28"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost?"

Jesus Said: "Won't You First Sit Down?"
Before you prepare, plan, and progress, Jesus says, "First sit down."

Sit down to pray.
Sit down to think.
Sit down to count the cost.
Sit down to seek God's direction.
Sit down before you stand up to work.

Many failures happen because people rush into action without first sitting at the feet of Jesus and seeking His wisdom.

Illustration: President Barack Obama’s team planned the attack on Osama bin Laden from August 2010 to late April 2011, The Navy SEALs executed the raid on May 2, 2011.

To ensure the raid succeeded, the U.S. government built two distinct, highly secret full-scale replicas of the Abbottabad compound to train the assault teams.The walls were constructed mostly out of plywood and shipping containers rather than solid concrete, and chained fences were used to simulate the height of the outer perimeter. Immediately after the raid was successful, the secret mockups were completely dismantled and bulldozed into the earth to protect tactical operational secrets.  Such strenuous, hard work went behind the scene of the operation.

Finally President Barack Obama was able to monitor the raid live sitting in the White House Situation Room through a real-time video feed provided by a stealth drone flying high above Abbottabad.

Friends, you don't get success without planning , anybody listening?

After the miraculous birth of my son Joshua, I knew my life would never be the same. I started preparing myself to resign and step into the vineyard as full-time servant. 

Prepared my heart through hard, long prayer.
Praticed obedience.
Prepared myself through learning and reading the Bible for several hours 
Prepared financially and spiritually.
Prepared myself with fasting 

I can't jump into the arena without prior planning, preparation and submission. Anybody listening?

Sit down before God so that you can stand before men with lifted heads!