We’ve all have bad days, and times when we try to run from our problems. But the last time I pulled the blankets over my head in an effort to avoid the coming day, I didn’t wish for hundreds of people to join me.
When David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam, his brothers and all his other relatives joined him.
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Everyone experiences hopeless times, feeling cut off from the world, trapped far away from the comforts of home, family and friends. Life’s storms rage, all hell breaks loose, and it seems the proverbial ship is going down.
David was no stranger to this sort of bone crushing weariness.
Read More shelter, help, hope, protectionYears ago Christians used to have things called promise boxes in their homes. They were small containers that held little cards in them on which were written promises from the word of God. Sometimes on the back of the promise card would be a saying or some writing or quote that applied to the promise. Here is what they missed. All of the promises of the Bible are true but God looks for a response from us.
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Read Reflect Not too long ago we were visiting some friends near our home to see their newborn baby. After only being in their home a few minutes we heard the baby begin to cry. Cry…and CRY! This poor little creature was bawling so loud and hard that her little face turned red and she […]
Read More deliverance, help, cries, protectionRead Reflect Have you ever faced a task that just seemed too overwhelming to accomplish? Whether rebuilding an engine, dealing with hurdles within your organization, or even taking the Gospel to a hostile unreached people group. I know I have! Too many times I sit at my desk, look at the needs our organization has, […]
Read More protection, hills, God’s kingdom, shade, helpRead Reflect In the Hebrew Psalms 120-134 are called songs of “Ascents,” a phrase which scholars think marks them out as songs to be sung as Jewish pilgrims travelled uphill to Jerusalem. Since they went to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrate festivals, one can imagine them singing these songs along the way. As […]
Read More bullies, help, scornRead Reflect In case you missed last Sunday, Psalm 10 is the second half of an alphabetic psalm, in which each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It would be a good idea to go back and read Psalm 9 to get the whole picture. I’ll repeat what I said last […]
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When I was a child my parents took me to visit their homeland of Jamaica. There I witnessed a way of life quite foreign to what I had been accustomed, growing up in Canada. Many impoverished people, some young, some old, walking around town carrying what looked to me like very heavy loads: large baskets of food and produce; huge canisters of water; big bundles of clothing.
Read More prayer, Holy Spirit, help, burdensEveryone experiences hopeless times, feeling cut off from the world, trapped far away from the comforts of home, family and friends. Life’s storms rage, all hell breaks loose, and it seems the proverbial ship is going down.
David was no stranger to this sort of bone crushing weariness.
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