Can We Still Have God’s Church?
The big lesson from our passage (2 Samuel 12) is that, there is someone upstairs watching what we do. We have not been left to do as we please. Our God is the perfect example of a father who keeps watch over His own, keeps them in check and in line. I marvelled at some […]
LOVE MAKES EVERYONE VULNERABLE
No one sees or thinks clearly when and where love is involved. This is why we all need the eyes and mind of someone else to correctly appraise a situation that involves our loved ones. Joab filled this role for David when he confronted Absalom’s rebellion. This means we are none the wise where we […]
The Cost Of Lukewarmness
One passage in the Bible that touches me so deeply every time I come to it is this story of David and Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba. It feels as though it happened just yesterday. The sorrows of the episode can be that overwhelming. Wrong-doing, which is another expression for sin, can be described as a situation […]
Does God Really Need Us?
The Lord could easily bring His harsh consequences to bear on Amalek without the help of Saul. So why did He hire Saul for the purpose? Moreover, the grievous sin committed by Amalek occurred some four hundred years prior to this time. Why didn’t He execute punishment immediately instead of waiting all this while to […]
THE IMPOSSIBLE FOLLOWER
We can regard this as the second part of our previous discussion on leadership, entitled, “What It Takes To Lead Men.” Right now we will examine the flipside of the topic which is followership. The second book of Samuel, from chapters 2 through 4 illustrate how, many times, spiritual leadership can become perilous because of […]
Wickedness leads to wretchedness
Never trust a repentance that is produced by circumstance. The tears of an adversary whose mission is foiled or who got caught are worthless. In our passage, King Saul is spared by David the second time. No sooner had he finished with his piteous cry the last time had he resumed his enmity and determination […]
What It Takes To Lead Men
Our passage today, which is the first chapter of the Book of Second Samuel, is one of the most interesting and revealing passages of the Bible with regard to leadership. David displays a marvellous leadership trait here, something that every leader must have. Otherwise, they are not worthy of that name. Now, many are in […]
The Best Is Often Reserved By God
David was not only played down but played out by those who owed him their love. The father forgot him. And what if it was a game of chance and that being present at the meeting where the kingship was being determined was the only deciding factor? He would have been played out. He was […]
Don’t break God’s Dam.
But for the Lord setting up a barrier, there are mighty rushing waters wanting to break over and overwhelm us. Too many have been washed away. Many who once professed great faith have drowned, all because the waters found a little break in the barrier which eventually caused everything to come crashing down. So many […]
Let It Play Out
One lesson we can take out of the story of Saul and the missing asses of Kish his father is that the asses thought to be missing were not lost. What goes missing in your life may not be lost. Somebody bigger than you knows about it and knows where they are. He will have […]