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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 →

BEING WHO I NEED TO BE David knew that adversity often lay waiting just around the next corner. He faced that when he was confronted by Goliath at a young age, and then challenged later in life by another giant … Continue reading →

ARE THEIR FRACTURES IN YOUR SINCERITY? David often faced being outnumbered by his enemies both without and within. This put tremendous pressure on his conduct, beliefs, and patience to stand firm and not falter. Many times David was told that … Continue reading →

ARE YOU LISTENING There were many times when David needed God’s guidance, from the time he faced Goliath, to running from Saul; from the treachery of Absalom, to his many skirmishes with the Philistines. He learned the hard way what … Continue reading →