JennyWe, as Christians, live this era fiercely. Fighting against all kinds of sins, we sometimes grow weary or fall. However, the Lord says to us “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) Do we really hold on to this...
Anneta Pinto-Young
“It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.” --Psalms 119:71Please Pray:Lord, we thank you for your guidance and protection over our lives. We thank you like David, that although we experience seasons of affliction, that we can say that all things work...
Anneta Pinto-Young
“It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.” --Psalms 119:71David spoke in Psalm 119 about experiencing affliction. This is the longest chapter in the Bible. It contains 22 stanzas and is written as an acrostic poem, containing 176 verses. In eight stanzas,...
QUALITIES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: You cannot hide from the Spirit of God By Babatope Babalobi [email protected] +234 80 35 897435 Save the World Christian ministry App: Join WhatsApp Prayer Group: &…
The story of David inquiring of God during a 3-year drought in his reign can teach us about praying to God and what kind of prayer is best.
When was the last time you had a day when you felt like something of you was coming apart? Unravelling. It had taken every effort to keep things together throughout the ordeal and now you are scrambling to work out how to put your brain and heart back in order.
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Are you feeling alone in your struggles? It is like being stuck in a box with no one outside to lend a hand. The weight of your challenges presses in, and there seems to be no relief in sight. The weight of your struggles can lead to questions and frustration,...
Anneta Pinto-Young
“Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar” (2 Samuel 9:5). Before David was made King of Judah, Saul and his sons were killed by the Philistines …
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Have you ever found yourself pointing fingers at others when things go wrong?Blame shifting is a phenomenon that has endured through the ages. Even within the Christian community, this tendency has not escaped notice. Perhaps, at some point, you may have found yourself in an argument with a sibling or...
After David became king of the united monarchy, one of his first acts as king was to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. According to the Book of Chronicles, David gathered his officers, th…
Absalom’s revolt against David is a story of a son rebelling against his father. Absalom’s rebellion took place when David failed to act against Amnon for raping Tamar. Absalom and Tamar were broth…
David had a large family. David had eight wives, many concubines, nineteen sons, and at least one daughter. Before he became the king of a united monarchy, David had three wives: David’s first wife…
Have you ever asked yourself why you are feeling so down? Have you ever asked yourself what is bothering you? With everything we have to do and face each day, we might feel depressed or exhausted. Even Christians could not escape depression, not even the greatest followers of God in...
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope” (Romans 15:4). History reminds us of the past, defines us in the present, and prepares us for the future. In Scripture, we have something more, something we might call holy history. The narratives of the Old Testament become the palette the New Testament authors used to paint the answers to the great questions of God, faith, and hu…
Before we move on to Psalm 9, I wanted to tell you something interesting about it that I just learned. In the Hebrew manuscripts, Psalms 9 (& 10) work as a unit because together, they form an a…
Restoring a nation is marvellous news (Psalm 145:1–8), but in verses 9–16 the messiah goes on to extend God’s kingdom to all humanity.
David was the second and the greatest king of Israel. David was the youngest son of Jesse, a man who lived in Bethlehem. The name of David’s mother is never mentioned in the Old Testament. Accordin…
In the last Psalm of David, we hear the messiah’s voice declaring the restoration of God’s reign.
What a story, Absalom the son of King David, decided to overthrow his father from the throne. This put David in a very difficult position. Because Absalom wa