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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]