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2 Samuel 16:12 Covenant Blessing

2 Samuel 16:12 “It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery and restore to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse today.” With all the talk in the news about the lack of appreciation for the United States of America, even among Americans, so many have lost sight of the benefitsContinue reading “2 Samuel 16:12 Covenant Blessing”

2 Samuel 13:28 Banished

2 Samuel 13:28 Absalom ordered his men, “Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.” Justice and revenge can sometimes look like cousins. It can be hard to tellContinue reading “2 Samuel 13:28 Banished”

2 Samuel 9:7 Kindness Shown

2 Samuel 9:7 “Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.” Do you remember someone who did a kind deedContinue reading “2 Samuel 9:7 Kindness Shown”

2 Samuel 6:19 Derivative Blessing

2 Samuel 6:19 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each person in the whole crowd of Israelites, both men and women. And all the people went to their homes. How do we know when blessing arrives in our life? What does it look likeContinue reading “2 Samuel 6:19 Derivative Blessing”

2 Samuel 1:14 Anointed One

2 Samuel 1:14 David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” Do you remember looking at the Highlights magazines in the waiting room of a doctor or dentist? I do! It was the highlight of the visits. I loved the pages that had the picture with theContinue reading “2 Samuel 1:14 Anointed One”

1 Samuel 30:23 Powerful

1 Samuel 30:23 David replied, “No, my brothers, you must not do that with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.   Too often people take credit for what is not theirs to take credit for. Or to put it anotherContinue reading “1 Samuel 30:23 Powerful”

1 Samuel 24:12 Allow Justice

1 Samuel 24:12 May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord avenge the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you. Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted justice so badly that you almost carried it out yourself? We see this knee-jerk reactionContinue reading “1 Samuel 24:12 Allow Justice”

1 Samuel 21:13 Faking It

1 Samuel 21:13 So he pretended to be insane in their presence; and while he was in their hands he acted like a madman, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard. Most people try to act in respectable ways around other people. We generally try to presentContinue reading “1 Samuel 21:13 Faking It”

1 Samuel 17:49 A Stone

1 Samuel 17:49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. Some people wonder how anything gets done these days. There is so much dysfunction in the political world. It isContinue reading “1 Samuel 17:49 A Stone”

1 Samuel 12:22 Grace At Work

1 Samuel 12:22 For the sake of his great name the LORD will not reject his people, because the LORD was pleased to make you his own. If you haven’t noticed lately, leaders let us down! They are just not as consistent as we think they should be. They talk out of both sides ofContinue reading “1 Samuel 12:22 Grace At Work”