I love the wonderful Christmas season
I love the celebration of the birth of our Savior. It is like a new beginning, a new hope. I love the anticipation that floats through the air like a fluttering of snowflakes.
Tag: David
Michal the Daughter of Saul
Michal was the youngest daughter of King Saul. She loved David. Michal was caught between a fierce struggle between the man she loved, David, and her father, king Saul. She was used by her father as a trap in hopes that David would be killed. David did not marry her out of love but to become the son in law of the king. Eventually that love of Michal turned to despising David.
The Earlier Experiences of David
It is so comforting to know that the LORD God chooses who He want for the task He chooses. Have you noticed many times in the Bible, and in life, the LORD chooses unlikely people to do His work. That is so everyone will know that the work being done is the work of the LORD not the work of man. You need to remember those who are rejected of men are often beloved of the LORD.
David as a Youth
The LORD does not choose workers because they are beautiful, smart, or even rich. The most important lesson we can learn from David as a Youth is that when the LORD choices a person to be in His service He does so by looking within the heart.
Guilt by Association:
Bathsheba has many times been found guilty by association. Some say she was a little too willing to obey the order of the King. I would like to ask when anyone in history, let alone a woman, has ever had the choice to obey or disobey the King. We must always be aware that we can be blamed for those around us and can be found guilty by association.
People in the Bible Who Demonstrated Faith
It is through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of the LORD God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Our faith can be compared with those who came before us. "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perished, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom…
How is a sinner spirtually restored?
Lesson 9 Foundation – How is a sinner spiritually restored? – Psalm 51 is the perfect prayer to use as we contemplate our transgressions and prepare our hearts to approach Jesus to ask his forgiveness. These words spoken by David to the LORD God are specifically relevant and useful as a guide for the words […]