by David Keesling | Mar 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 23:4 “Then David inquired of the Lord once more.” Observation: David had heard God correctly the first time about going to war against the plundering Philistines, but people around him were fearful (1 Sam. 23:2–3). So he went back to God to reconfirm...
by David Keesling | Mar 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 22:1-2, 22-23 “So David . . . escaped to the cave of Abdullum; and when his brothers and all his father’s household heard of it, they went down there to him. Everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented...
by David Keesling | Mar 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ephesians 3:14-15 “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives it name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory . . .” Observation: Ever the good pedagogue, Paul is teaching...
by David Keesling | Mar 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 18:10 “An evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul.” Observation: Saul’s mental deterioration had already begun, as God had earlier lifted His anointing due to Saul’s rebellion and sin. Now, Saul’s destruction is set and certain. Application: How little I...
by David Keesling | Mar 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Matthew 2:19-22 “But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, ‘Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the child’s life are dead.’ So Joseph got up, took the...
