You know the story. David, the beloved king, stayed in Jerusalem when he should have been leading his soldiers. He committed adultery with the wife of Uriah, one of his outstanding soldiers. When David learned she was pregnant, he tried to cover his tracks by having Uriah killed on the battlefield. That was bad. Real […]
It wasn’t the Psalmist of Israel who was honorable, but one of his soldiers who exemplified honor. When it was the usual time to go to battle, David sent his soldiers but, for whatever reason, he stayed back at the palace. “In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent […]
Many books have been written about David and Bathsheba, scathing the king for his abusive power in demanding she visit his bedroom, and the dire consequences his one-night-stand had on his family. In judgment, God told David that the son of that tryst would die shortly after birth. The Bible records David’s pleading with God […]
Ever felt like you’ve sinned too much? Feel too ashamed to face God again and confess the same sin one more time? Think He’s tired of hearing you, rolling His eyes and doubting that you really mean it since you keep repeating the same sin? Feel like giving up? Let me share three verses and […]
Was there an underlying lesson I was to learn from the nursery rhyme, “Three Blind Mice?” Was there a significant message other than learning that mice scare farmers’ wives and get their tails cut off with butchers’ knives? I don’t know, but it did make me think of three men in the Bible who were […]