As Christians, We Are Different
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world.
People do crazy things when they are led by their own lust and not by God, as you saw from David’s life.
Jesus is our example of being loving and kind to everyone He came across. He even taught this concept to us when he said, “and as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
This was such an amazing encounter with Bess, who is homeless. As I was walking back to my car that day, I saw her and could not let her leave without giving her what she needed.
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.
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.
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)
What is amazing is that those that people that believe in Jesus are also called the sons and daughters of God.
If you want to know how we ought to be worshiping the Lord, our God, then look no further than the Bible.
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.
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.
Rimmon and Rechab were punished by David’s men. That punishment, you can read in the following verses.
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)
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.
The story continues with David finding out who buried Saul and blessed the Lord for their kindness.
When people we love die by the hand of someone else, this can cause anyone to act out in anger.
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.
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.
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.
Here are three false scenarios on how to go to heaven. #1 There are many ways to heaven. #2 All people that have died can go to heaven. #3 Belief in Christ saves us, so no life change is necessary is so wrong.
Just because a person that has passed on can be called back from the grave in their spirit form, it does not mean that it should be done.
If your heart is for God, then you will want to do many of the things I mentioned. Even the Holy Spirit will give you this desire as you pray.
Truly, what David did was so wrong in not only my eyes, but the Lord’s also. It pains me just thinking about all those innocent lives that were killed by the sword.
The story of David is like my own, for he fell into adultery, as did I. And with David, the Lord was able to help him flee from it, of which God did the same for me.
God has spoken out against people who are committing adultery. This goes for not only people that are having affairs, but those people that are having sex outside of marriage, or looking at pornography.
My friends, if people are homosexual, then they have allowed the devil to lead them on the path of destruction.
What David did was very wrong. But for you to see the details for yourself, here it is from 1 Samuel 25, starting with verses 39.
Although I am secure in Christ Jesus, I know that there are many other people that are also found within Him also.
It is important that we learn to forgive as God forgives us. And in doing this, we will learn to love as God loves us, for this is doing as Jesus taught us.
In these last four years my passion to read the Bible daily has been burning inside of me. It is no longer a chore to do, but a part of who I am now.