I have mentioned charity and kindness today, and will now describe a great example of a person who showed God’s love to an individual.
Psalm 23 :4 (KJV)
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me....
In saying these remarks about Kobe Bryant and his daughter who has passed on, all I can think of are different verses in Psalm 23. Read with me.
2 Samuel 8 :14,15 (KJV)
14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
15...
David also slew the Syrians in war, which were also against him, after sending out his men in “a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen.” (2 Samuel 8:4)
2 Samuel 7 :20-22 (KJV)
20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant.
21 For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done...
What is amazing is that those that people that believe in Jesus are also called the sons and daughters of God.
Revelation 4 :10,11 (KJV)
10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne,...
If you want to know how we ought to be worshiping the Lord, our God, then look no further than the Bible.
2 Samuel 6 :14,15 (KJV)
14 And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up...
Now, if you thought that David stopped dancing and worshiping God after all this happened with the ark of the covenant, then you are mistaken.
2 Samuel 5 :17-19 (KJV)
17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down...
We are to help those in need, not do harm to them. Also, as Christians, we are to live moral lives in the sight of God. God hates pornography, fornication, and adultery.
Matthew 5 :38,39 (KJV)
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil:...
Rimmon and Rechab were punished by David’s men. That punishment, you can read in the following verses.
Matthew 5 :32 (KJV)
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is...
Since the beginning of time, God said, “therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24)
Matthew 13 :54-56 (KJV)
54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these...
People may try to dispute the fact that Mary had her own children and say that those that do the will of the Father are called into His family, which is true.
2 Samuel 2 :1-4 (KJV)
1 And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said...
The story continues with David finding out who buried Saul and blessed the Lord for their kindness.
2 Samuel 1 :23-25 (KJV)
23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
24...
When people we love die by the hand of someone else, this can cause anyone to act out in anger.
James 1 :21-23 (KJV)
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the...
Please know that when we stop listening to God, He also stops working in our lives. Therefore, the enemy has access to our lives, in order to hurt us physically and spiritually.
1 Samuel 30 :6-8 (KJV)
6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his...
It was because David prayed, that he got the answer he needed from God. Therefore, the Lord’s wishes came to pass. This is when David and his six hundred men went and pursued after the Amalekites.
Matthew 2 :13-15 (KJV)
13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into...
Both the account of David and Jesus are very similar and both had to happen, in order for the things of God to take place.
Romans 3 :10-13 (KJV)
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out...
