In 1 Chronicles 13 David was moving the Ark of the Covenant and the oxen stumbled. Uzzah, a friend of David reached out to steady the ark and immediately was struck dead making two things very apparent: 1. God doesn’t need our help. 2. The Ark is to be carried on the shoulders of men […]
READ MORE In 1 Chron. 21:9-10 David is presented three options from the Lord through the prophet Gad. This points to the fact that many things in our life are negotiable with God. Another example is Jacob the morning after he dreamed of the ladder between heaven and earth. He negotiated with God about his future and […]
READ MORE Joab was general to David in his army and caused much difficulty for David. He colluded with David in the murder of Bathsheba’s husband. He killed Absalom and openly ridiculed David for mourning over him. He killed a rival general that served David very faithfully. Throughout his career in service to David, Joab pandered to […]
READ MORE Are you ready for the Cloud of God’s Presence? In 1 Chron. 5:13 the cloud of God appeared in the midst of the Temple and the Priests could not stand to minister by reason of the Cloud. What brings the cloud of God’s glory? In this passage, Solomon was dedicating the temple of stone but […]
READ MORE In 1 Sam. 9, Saul, the future king of Israel had lost his father’s asses. In searching for them he encountered Samuel and the prophet told him where they could be found. This is a classic word of knowledge. What I would like to point out is the Samuel didn’t tell Saul what he (Saul) […]
READ MORE I’ve had a few questions about this recently and thought I would share my response here. What about tithing? Lot’s of folks conveniently opt for an allegedly New Testament point of view that doesn’t require tithing and God bless them, they prove it by their giving. Still others assiduously tithe but their attitude toward their […]
READ MORE King Asa won a battle against an army of one million from the south because he relied on the Lord. Some years later however he didn’t call on God but on the king of Syria to deliver him in time of war. He trusted not in the Lord but in his ability to bribe the […]
READ MORE God is asking us to relinquish church as we know it for church as He wants it. Amos prophesied that in the last days that the Tabernacle of David would be restored. Peter quoted Amos in this regard in Act 15:16 when he was making the case for allowing Gentiles into the newly founded church […]
READ MORE Son, You Never Were My First Choice… NO PROBLEM! Years ago in prayer, I made an observation to the Lord that He often brought me into situations that for one reason or another would be a ministry or business that someone else started and then left. I asked the Lord about this and He […]
READ MORE Sometimes, you just have to turn your face to the wall and cry out to God. In 2 Kings 20:1-6 the Prophet Isaiah comes to the king and tells him to get his affairs in order – he is going to die. Isaiah turns and walks out and the king turns his face to the […]
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