Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers…..David girded his sword over his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. So David said to Saul, "I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them." And David took them off. I Samuel 17:22 +39
Young David came to Israel’s war camp with baggage for his brothers. Eager to get to the battle line, he dropped his excess baggage to run. Later, he would drop Saul’s armor and run toward Goliath and find victory. He had to lay aside his encumbrances to find victory for the Lord. The same is true with us. When we enlist in the Lord’s army, we cannot take all our baggage with us. At some point we must sacrifice the baggage, or abandon our mission. Let’s drop it whatever is not necessary to fulfill our commission for Him.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Grace for your spirit June 9, 2008
The king sat on his seat as usual, the seat by the wall; then Jonathan rose up and Abner sat down by Saul's side, but David's place was empty. I Samuel 20:25
Jonathan knew David wouldn’t be there that day. He knew King Saul was going to kill David, and told him to stay away. There were really no empty seats there. The devil was in the house of Saul filling that empty seat. When we gather around the Lord’s table at worship, many are not present. The devil gives us a good excuse, but he can always make it, and he fills our empty seat for us. The next time someone tells us that they missed us at worship, and our seat was empty, remember, our seat is never really empty. The devil takes our place. Don’t let him have it.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:;23
Jonathan knew David wouldn’t be there that day. He knew King Saul was going to kill David, and told him to stay away. There were really no empty seats there. The devil was in the house of Saul filling that empty seat. When we gather around the Lord’s table at worship, many are not present. The devil gives us a good excuse, but he can always make it, and he fills our empty seat for us. The next time someone tells us that they missed us at worship, and our seat was empty, remember, our seat is never really empty. The devil takes our place. Don’t let him have it.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:;23
Friday, June 6, 2008
Grace for your spirit June 6, 2008
For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Heb 4:15
Christ is our great high priest. He knows every temptation the world can possibly offer, and understands every weakness. Since Jesus never sinned, he had to suffer every temptation to the very end. That never happens to us. We don’t suffer every temptation, because we sin long before every one comes our way. I have never been infinitely tempted to eat a chocolate sundae. I eat it long before every temptation is presented to me. Jesus is present, sympathetic, and ready to help us all the way to the end of every temptation. May we draw near to Him for grace and help in our time of need.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
Christ is our great high priest. He knows every temptation the world can possibly offer, and understands every weakness. Since Jesus never sinned, he had to suffer every temptation to the very end. That never happens to us. We don’t suffer every temptation, because we sin long before every one comes our way. I have never been infinitely tempted to eat a chocolate sundae. I eat it long before every temptation is presented to me. Jesus is present, sympathetic, and ready to help us all the way to the end of every temptation. May we draw near to Him for grace and help in our time of need.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Grace for your spirit June 5, 2008
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. I Corinthians 10:13
Are we in danger of in dying the wilderness of life? Are our temptations greater than anyone has ever experienced? Is God not faithful? Is God not able? Is there no way of escape? Will we be able to endure? Is it because we can’t get away from our temptations, or is it because we won’t get away from them. When we chose to resist the devil, he will leave us. When we choose to flee from him, we can get away. God gives us the way of salvation in Christ Jesus. Our High Priest is faithful, and ready to help. Let’s quit blaming God for our falls. When we want to turn, He is ready and we are able
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
Are we in danger of in dying the wilderness of life? Are our temptations greater than anyone has ever experienced? Is God not faithful? Is God not able? Is there no way of escape? Will we be able to endure? Is it because we can’t get away from our temptations, or is it because we won’t get away from them. When we chose to resist the devil, he will leave us. When we choose to flee from him, we can get away. God gives us the way of salvation in Christ Jesus. Our High Priest is faithful, and ready to help. Let’s quit blaming God for our falls. When we want to turn, He is ready and we are able
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Grace for your spirit June 4, 2008
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. And the tempter came and said to Him, "If you are the Son of God"….....Matthew 4:1-3
The ministry of Jesus began with His baptism, and the Spirit descending on Him. Right after that, He was led into the wilderness, fasted forty days, and the devil came after Him. Jesus overcame the temptations by the devil with the living word of God, saying, "It is written." As we make our decision to walk in the steps of Jesus, are baptized into Him, and receive the Spirit, we will surely have the same temptations that Jesus had. Our Christian walk won’t always be in a "rose garden". At our times of weakness and wandering, the devil will always be ready to attack. As we have followed Jesus, remember to follow Him with the words, "It is written." Use His word, and the devil will leave us.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
The ministry of Jesus began with His baptism, and the Spirit descending on Him. Right after that, He was led into the wilderness, fasted forty days, and the devil came after Him. Jesus overcame the temptations by the devil with the living word of God, saying, "It is written." As we make our decision to walk in the steps of Jesus, are baptized into Him, and receive the Spirit, we will surely have the same temptations that Jesus had. Our Christian walk won’t always be in a "rose garden". At our times of weakness and wandering, the devil will always be ready to attack. As we have followed Jesus, remember to follow Him with the words, "It is written." Use His word, and the devil will leave us.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Grace for your spirit June 3, 2008
It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea. Deuteronomy 1:2
Directions to a destination mean very little to children in the back seat. They only know one question, which is "Are we there yet?" The Children of Israel didn’t know the way to the promised land either. Little did they know that God planned to have them there eleven days after they got the Ten Commandments. As soon as they crossed the Red Sea, they started complaining and asking, "Are we there yet?" If God didn’t have to stop and discipline them so much, they all would have made it. Ultimately, their eleven day trip, grew to forty years in the wilderness. All the adults who left Egypt died in the wilderness except Joshua and Caleb. Are we making our trip to the promised land trip hard and fatal? God has a plan for our success. Let Him drive and be quiet.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
Directions to a destination mean very little to children in the back seat. They only know one question, which is "Are we there yet?" The Children of Israel didn’t know the way to the promised land either. Little did they know that God planned to have them there eleven days after they got the Ten Commandments. As soon as they crossed the Red Sea, they started complaining and asking, "Are we there yet?" If God didn’t have to stop and discipline them so much, they all would have made it. Ultimately, their eleven day trip, grew to forty years in the wilderness. All the adults who left Egypt died in the wilderness except Joshua and Caleb. Are we making our trip to the promised land trip hard and fatal? God has a plan for our success. Let Him drive and be quiet.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
Monday, June 2, 2008
Grace for your spirit June 2, 2008
For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they scarcely hear, and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they would see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their heart and return, and I would heal them. Matthew 13:15
Before an airplane takes off, the flight attendant stands in front of the people explaining all the safety and emergency procedures we need to know. Most of the people on the plane who have flown before, totally ignore the presentation. They think they’ve heard it enough, and they don’t need to hear it again. God’s people are often like those "frequent flyers." We feel we’ve heard it enough and there probably won’t be a problem anyway. As on the plane, so also in the church, when trouble comes, every wishes they had been paying attention. Pay attention. God’s message is needed.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
Before an airplane takes off, the flight attendant stands in front of the people explaining all the safety and emergency procedures we need to know. Most of the people on the plane who have flown before, totally ignore the presentation. They think they’ve heard it enough, and they don’t need to hear it again. God’s people are often like those "frequent flyers." We feel we’ve heard it enough and there probably won’t be a problem anyway. As on the plane, so also in the church, when trouble comes, every wishes they had been paying attention. Pay attention. God’s message is needed.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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