Tag: Christian Living

31 May 2021

50. Stay close to God

Last week Solomon was crowned as king by David. And David, on his dying bed gave Solomon some advice. And the most important piece of advice was that Solomon must...
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24 May 2021

49. Be a superhero for God

Last week we learned that David sinned in taking a census of the fighting men. He wanted to do that in order to glory in his own power. God then...
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17 May 2021

48. Listen to God’s voice

Last week we had a look at the mighty men that helped David to reach his goal of becoming king. They weren’t valiant, mighty men to start off with, but...
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10 May 2021

47. God always sends us help

Last week we saw how David thanked and exalted God for saving them from the Philistines. David wrote God the most beautiful song of praise. And we learned that we...
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19 April 2021

45. God is for you

Last time we saw how Absalom was killed in his revolt against David. We saw how David bitterly wept for his son. David knew that this whole debacle was his...
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28 March 2021

108. Easter 2021

Last year Easter was really unique due to the hard lockdown we were under here in South Africa. We had to stay home and we were not allowed to go...
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8 March 2021

43. Beware of false prophets

Last week we saw how David had to flee from his own son, Absalom, who wanted to overthrow him as king over Israel. David had to flee Jerusalem, he and...
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1 March 2021

42. Keep on honoring God

Last week we saw how David took basically five years to welcome his son, Absalom back. After three years of living in Geshur, Absalom could come back to Jerusalem, and...
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22 February 2021

41. Forgive others and move on

Last week we saw how Absalom killed his half-brother Amnon for raping his sister, Tamar. Absalom harbored hatred and revenge for two years in his heart and when the time...
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8 February 2021

39. Discipline your child

Last week we learned that God makes all things work together for our good. Good things and bad things. He will use all things to enrich us in the end...
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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...
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23 November 2020

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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