Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 6:11-12“And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household. And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him,...
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 12:11“Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.”Reflections: The writer of Hebrews provides a heartfelt admonishment to believers, encouraging them to embrace God’s discipline as a mark of...
Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 13:5“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”Reflections: Paul, addressing the church in Corinth, emphasizes the necessity of self-examination as a means to assess one’s...
Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 4:9-10 (KJV)“And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good...
Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 3:33-34 (KJV)“And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth? Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.”Reflections: King David’s...
Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 3:27-28 (KJV)“And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. And afterward when David heard it, he said,...
Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 3:17-18 (KJV)“And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you: Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my...
Scripture Reading: 1 John 3:8“For this purpose the Son of God was revealed, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”Reflections: Purpose is the reason for which something exists or is created. It is God’s specific intention for your life—what He designed you to accomplish. From the life of...
Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 30:11-12 (KJV)“And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water. And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when...
Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 23:14 “And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.” Reflections: The story of David in the wilderness of Ziph highlights the...