Monthly Archives: February 2015

WHO IS YOUR GOD – The well known evangelist from India named Ravi Zacharias, tells this story in his book “Deliver Us From Evil.” When Ravi went to Vietnam in 1971 his interpreter was a fine Christian young man named … Continue reading →

DON’T GIVE UP ON GOD, GIVE IN TO GOD – What happened when David found himself in the palace courts of the Philistine Abimelech while trying to hide from Saul’s henchmen, can be found in 1 Samuel 21:10-15. Although referred … Continue reading →

LOOK WHOSE SMILING – David finally experienced the joy of having his sins washed away; the ugliness of his disobedience being transformed into the beauty of forgiveness; and having the door to his heart opened once more to express his … Continue reading →

SAYING SORRY ISN’T ENOUGH –  David learned a lot about what it meant to be truly sorry for doing something as rebellious as ordering a census when the Law of Moses forbid it under such circumstances. But just saying he … Continue reading →

FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION – David’s problems due to his foolish census taking were not over quickly. He spent many long nights weeping and pleading for God’s understanding and forgiveness. But his people were harder on him than God … Continue reading →

DON’T JUST SHAKE YOUR HEAD David was a man after God’s own heart, but sometimes his own heart deceived him. He ordered a census taken in violation of God’s instructions. As a result, God offered him three choices of punishment. … Continue reading →

When we receive forgiveness from God, it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t feel bad and convicted about doing something wrong against His word. But it does mean that because of what Jesus did right for us, the punishment for our wrongdoing … Continue reading →

NEW MEANING OF STAND UP FOR JESUS – When Richard II, King of England, was deposed in 1399 AD, and was succeeded by Henry IV, King Henry decided to schedule a meeting of the parliament at Westminster. Knowing that the … Continue reading →

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE – Nothing occupied David’s thoughts more than his dream of getting the Ark of the Covenant into the tent he erected to house it. To him the Ark represented the presence of the Holy One, and … Continue reading →

WHAT REALLY COUNTS This Psalm continues David’s growing sense of need for God to help him in fighting off people who hated his dedicated lifestyle, and their attempt to either pull him down to their level, or cause him to … Continue reading →