Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel, and they destroyed the sons of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. 2 Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around onContinue reading “The Real Battle”
Category Archives: pride
The Praise of Men
“…but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.” 1 Thessalonians 2:4 At a prayer service at a local church an elderly man came forward to the microphone, “I praise God that I don’tContinue reading “The Praise of Men”
When Truth Meets Love
“You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.” Rev. 3:17, NLT __________________________ If you would come to me and speak this boldly, I’d run you off. “You have no right speaking toContinue reading “When Truth Meets Love”
Forgiven First
This evening I got tired of the TV. Or maybe tired of the control it emits over me. I picked up one of the many Bibles I have in my loft. I do think it is ‘funny/sinister’ of the real pressure it takes to open its pages. I have no doubt it is the darknessContinue reading “Forgiven First”
