Bible Characters & Stories – Page 6

1 February 2021

38. Continue to love God

David committed adultery with Bathsheba and murdered her husband. The moment he was confronted with it by Nathan, the prophet, he repented and tried to convince God to take the...

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25 January 2021

37. Continue to worship God

Last time we witnessed the very first misstep of David. His life has been one massive example to us all. Unfortunately at the pinnacle of his life, when God had...

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29 November 2020

107. New Year 2021

When I was contemplating what to write in this blog for 2021 God reminded me of the message that I wrote concerning 2020 in January 2020. I would just like...

106. Christmas 2020

What a very interesting year this has been! I don’t think anyone could have foreseen how different a year 2020 turned out to be. So when I asked the Lord...

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9 November 2020

36. Stay close to God

Last week we learned a valuable lesson from David. He kept his promise to look after the descendants of Jonathan and Saul. He didn’t back down, even though no one...

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1 November 2020

35. Keep your promises

Last week we saw that David wanted to build the Temple of the Lord for Him, but God said no, Solomon will build it. David wasn’t sour about it and...

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24 October 2020

34. Obtain confirmations when making big decisions

Last time we saw how bitter David’s first wife, Michal was. She resented him in her heart as he danced with all his might to the Lord. Even though she...

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6 September 2020

33. Do not stay bitter

Last time we saw how David brought the ark of God back into Jerusalem. His heart was right and he wanted to honor God and have Him close to them....

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22 August 2020

32. Get clear guidance from God

Last week we learned how David enquired with God on what to do as the Philistines came against him. He was just crowned king and the enemy was lining up....

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16 August 2020

31. Always turn to God

Last time we learned how David waited more than 20 years for the promise that he will become King of Israel to come to pass. And during that time he...

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2 August 2020

30. Wait with a good attitude

Last week we saw how God lifted up David from the lowest point in his life, to being King of Judah, all in a matter of days. It was truly...

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27 July 2020

29. Be faithful right where you are

Last week we learned that we shouldn’t rejoice when our enemies get hurt or are going through a tough time. We shouldn’t be happy when others who despise us, are...

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19 July 2020

28. Do not rejoice at other’s misfortune

Last week we saw how David continued to trust in God even though he was at a very low point in his life. He continued to look up to God...

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13 July 2020

27. Always look UP

Last week we learned a valuable lesson from David. He was at an ultimate low point in his life. He had been in exile in a foreign country for a...

26. Never give up

The previous time we discussed the life of David, we saw that we can hear from God ourselves. We needn’t rush from prophet to star signs to personality types to...

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13 June 2020

105. Do not worry

We all want to know when this coronavirus will end and when our lives will return back to normal again. We want to plan ahead and we want to run...

102. Trust in God

After reading a daily devotion by Joseph Prince God placed the prodigal son on my heart. Imagine the prodigal son lived today and you see him there in the pigsty,...

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17 May 2020

101. God’s work in us during the coronavirus time

God gave me ‘100 days’ in my spirit. And when I counted 100 days from 26 March when the lockdown started in South Africa I came to the 4th of...

25. Be content right where you are

Last week we saw that we shouldn’t fight against the plans of God. It doesn’t help as it only frustrates us and make our lives miserable. We should rather take...

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3 May 2020

24. Do not fight God’s plan

Last week we saw how Abigail saved all the men in their household from certain death, because she was prepared to humble herself and to give what she had to...

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