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”
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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 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”
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”
Keys! – Revelation 3:7
Revelation 3:7 “To the angel of the church of Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. The way we are defined by others tells us a lot aboutContinue reading “Keys! – Revelation 3:7”
Weeping
Jeremiah 31:15 This is what the Lord says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” Emotions can be a mixed bag. They give us the ability to experience life on different levels. Without emotions, life would beContinue reading “Weeping”
20160626 The Thread – Jacob – A Wrestler
Everyone of us come from a family that has brokenness. When the LORD asks us to follow Him the journey often starts with very small steps of faith. He calls us to move in order get us unstuck from our comfortable lives into His greater future. And along the way we often end up moreContinue reading “20160626 The Thread – Jacob – A Wrestler”
The Arnold Journey 