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God does not give you up.

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  1 Samuel 23:14 – Jesus is Lord. “And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.” 1 Samuel 23:14 David is running away from King Saul and yet he seeks God’s counsel to pursue God’s will and not his. He asked God if he should go to Keilah to save his countrymen from the Philistines. Meanwhile, King Saul was secretly trying to capture and kill David in Keilah, David asked God again what he should do. God told him if he stayed in Keilah the men of Keilah will deliver him to Saul even though he helped them fight against the Philistines. It could have been devastating for David who sincerely asked God for counsel and to receive unfavourable answer from God. David had to flee to the wilderness to save himself. The comfort of the city was robbed from him. And to this David replies in psalm 27. “I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness o...
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David Prays (Psalm 17 & 18)

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    (A Prayer of David.) Psalm 17:1-2 Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,) Psalm 18:1-3 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength . The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. King David is our example to follow when it comes to praying. David does not flee from his troubles but stands firm when facing is his life struggles. Davis does flee into prayer though...
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Complete in Christ, Defense against Christian Apostasy

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  ”Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one. ” – John 10:25-30 When Jesus answered John the Baptist’s disciples in Matthew 11, his answer was definitive that the Kingdom of Heaven has already started at his birth. (Matthew 11:1-6) Jesus referred to the prophesies of Isaiah where the blind men are restored, the lame will walk, and the meek and poor men will rejoice. (Isaiah 29:18-19 & Isaiah 35:5-6). Jacob saw this in faith and knew that it will be fulfilled in the future just like Abraham did when he blessed his Son Judah, ...
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2 Thessalonians 1

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    Second Epistle to the Thessalonians Chapter 1. Paul as a matured Christian shepherd urges the Thessalonians to come together and be bounded in God’s grace. The outpouring and out flowing grace of God brings Christians together as on flock in fellowship with one another in love and in Faith. Silas, Timothy, and Paul have abounding love for the Thessalonians even in their absence from the church of Thessalonica where the Christian are going through  trials and tribulation. And they show their love in their continued prayers for their beloved brethren. Faith cannot be built by being separated from other Christians. Why?  True faith needs to show works of faith. James says faith without works is dead, being alone. (James 2:17) Therefore its crucial to come together as a church and build one another in faith with works. Paul says faith grows as it is necessary, and it must grow exceedingly in love too. This love is expressed as Agape love by Paul. Why must Paul ur...
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1 Thessalonians 4

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  1 Thessalonians 4 “Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.” 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Our daily walk must please God. The psalmist say that we must mark the perfect man like Paul in this letter and behold his upright walk with God, for the end of man like Paul is peace. (Psalm 37:37) We must do it more and more purposefully because it is the commandment of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Verse 2) “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:” 1 Thessalonians 4:3 . It is the will of God, even our sanctification. John Murray says in this book, Redemption Accomplished and Applied, that sanctification is a work of God in us that leads to regeneration and the effects of regeneration is our consciousness in the exercise of faith, repentance, love, and obedience. He furthers expresses that the regeneration is w...
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Proverbs 1

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  Proverbs 1 A Wise Man Will Hear Proverbs 1:1-6 “The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.” King Solomon’s give clear direction and guidance like a GPS device to all who wants to seek godly wisdom. One must first be prepared to hear and to hear wisely, to know wisdom, to receive instruction, to give knowledge and discretion. We must train and discipline ourselves to hear. Only a wise man who listens will gain in learning and understanding and able to attain wise counsels. When we read the proverbs do we listen to our own reading? Do we rea...
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1 Thessalonians 3

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  “And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.” – 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 The Condors are only found in the American continent. In the north there are the California Condor and, in the south, the much larger Andean Condor. The Andean Condor is the largest bird capable of flight. Weighing 15kg, with a wingspan of 3.2m, its size is relative to a 1.8m tall man. This bird defies common science in its ability to fly. Any bird of this size and weight should be flightless, yet these Andean Condors are famous in soaring in high altitudes over the Andes. So how do they fly? They need strong winds common in high Andean altitudes, strong coastal winds from the ocean and thermal air current to help them lift and glide using their enormous wings. When you see them jum...
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