I still get jealous…….
In a series I’m watching on Netflix at the moment, a really bad man’s daughter is seriously ill with leukaemia. He commits atrocities out in his real world and yet when he’s with his...
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The power of positive labelling……
When the time drew near for David to die……… 1 Kings 2:1 So this is it. The time has come. David is putting his affairs in order. He is saying his final words. He...
The Power of Praise
2 Samuel 22 records David’s song of praise. Remember what David has come through. Remember all that we have read over the last couple of months. It’s been tough. He’s been hunted down. He’s...
Picking up the pieces…..
We left David a couple of days ago with his life in pieces. He has been confronted with his wrongdoing. He has had to face up to the consequences of his actions. We can...
Infidelity unpacked….
I knew what was coming. The next couple of chapters are the most well-known part of 2 Samuel and I could feel them getting closer. And I was dreading tackling this issue. My dad’s...
GANG GIANT BROUGHT DOWN BY UNLIKELY LAD
So as soon as David is anointed with the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of the Lord leaves Saul. It’s as if God has moved his favour from one king to the next....
When we get it wrong….
Getting told off is no fun at all. I don’t know about you, but when someone tells me I’m getting it wrong, I become defensive and insecure. I feel humiliated. I tend to sulk....
Called out of the comfort zone…….
Enter Saul. Saul, son of Kish, a Benjamite, a man of standing. Saul, as handsome a young man as could be found anywhere in Israel. Saul, a head taller than anyone else. Saul, who was...
Three versions of the same song……
Hannah paid a price few would willingly pay. Her desperation led to a promise to God that she would deliver on. She wanted a child for herself – she had a child who would...
Abdon and Helen
ABDON After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, led Israel. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel eight years. Then Abdon son of Hillel died...
