Forgiving Our Enemies
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.
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.
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.
All those that obey the counsels of God will be forever blessed. The Lord will open up the heavens and pour down His blessings from on high.
The story continues with David finding out who buried Saul and blessed the Lord for their kindness.
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.
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)
Oh Lord, your love has taken me by storm. I was lost but am made whole again. You have taken my chains and made me free.
Thank You Jesus for shining Your glorious light in my life. When I think of You, Your love abounds in my heart.
The time that Absalom was in Jerusalem, he and his wife were blessed to have children.
Though repentance is always a possibility for every person before him or her dies, most people will put this off until it is too late.
It was at this time that David found himself in a bad spot with his son and the people, but his heart continued with the Lord for safety and guidance.
It was because God allowed Hushai to speak out His counsel unto Absalom, that what Ahithophel said became foolishness.
Marriage isn’t always easy. This is because our wedding doesn’t always start off in the ways of the Lord. Instead people misinterpret lust for love.
This brings us David and what he ended up doing with his ten concubines, or mistresses, or even prostitutes, as they were called.
This is the time, as Christians, to live out our faith in Jesus. We prepare each day to meet God, for tomorrow is not promised.
Nobody can come against God and win the battle. The same can be said for people that rely upon God, for He is their fortress in times of need.
It was after Nathan told David all this that he began to pray. And because this prayer is so beautiful, let’s read it together also.
When it comes to willful sin, Paul taught the believers to not live any longer this way, where you will be drawn away from God and into the world.
We can see how things for David started to blow out of proportion, where it shouldn’t have in the next few verses.
Did the disciples of Christ, in the Bible, believe what Jesus said? Yes, they did. Paul said, “for by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.