“O Lord God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?” God answered Solomon, “Because this […]
Read More JJ25 #13 – The Wisdom FactorMoreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom … And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be […]
Read More JJ25 #12 – I Will BuildKey Episode Scripture: 1 Samuel chapters 16-18 Then the princes of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out David had more success than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed. (1 Samuel 18:30 ESVUK) David vs Goliath. If you want an immediately recognisable bible story, […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 20: Intimidation: ConsequencesKey Episode Scripture: 1 Samuel chapters 16-18 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 19: Intimidation: ConclusionsKey Episode Scripture: 1 Samuel chapters 16-18 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. (1 Samuel 16:13 ESVUK) The challenge was simple. This warfare doesn’t require all of us; it can just be a one-on-one contest. That challenge […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 18: Intimidation: ConceptsKey Episode Scripture: 1 Samuel chapters 16-18 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. (1 Samuel 17:50 ESVUK) For 40 Days, the army of Israel was intimidated by one man. What led to […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 17: Intimidation: ContentKey Episode Scripture: 1 Samuel chapters 16-18 Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul. (1 Samuel 18:12 ESVUK) Fear not. This instruction is common in God’s interactions with those He called. Indeed, the apostle Paul would encourage his protégé Timothy that God didn’t give him the spirit of fear. This […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 16: Intimidation: ContextEpisodes in scripture are fascinating to reflect on what they say about the human condition. There is this particular episode that features the man who would be king, David. He is not king. He is a fugitive from the law. The king is the law and that king has seen David as a threat and […]
Read More Abigail: A Wise WomanPerhaps you have received some communication that marks you out. Joe was the spoilt one. Spoilt because he was from Daddy’s favourite. Daddy had a few mothers you see, but there was the first love, the one he had worked for a long time to gain his hand. Though the other mothers had given him […]
Read More Marked Out To Fit InThere’s an interesting episode in the old scriptures. King David has been ousted by Absalom, his own son in a coup that has shocked the nation. Absalom has been able to curry favour with the people in a remarkable PR campaign. Such is his popularity that he gains access to the palace and his old […]
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