💥 Podcast: David inquires of the Lord

 

(This podcast was previously published on, November 17, 2021)

 

I Samuel 23 

1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

2 Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? 

And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

3 And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

4 Then David enquired of the LORD yet again.

And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. 

So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

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It is not weak faith to confirm your way a second time when needed with God.

It would be evil to try to persuade God to change your instruction if you desired to do the opposite for personal gain as did Balaam.

Numbers 22

1 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.

2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:

6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

(When Balaam saw the great rewards in the hands of the men sent from Moab, Balaam desired those rewards and he desired that which the king of Moab could give him.)

8 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?

10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,

11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

(At first, upon hearing God, Balaam refused to go with the men of Moab.  But Balaam greatly desired that which these men could give him.  So when other men from Moab came to persuade Balaam, his lust was very great and he returned to God a second time to request of God that he be allowed to go with these men ... and God turned Balaam over to his own lust.)

Psalm 78:7-8 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:  And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

17-18  And they sinned yet more against HIM by provoking the most High in the wilderness. And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

26-31  HE (God) caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by HIS power HE brought in the south wind. HE rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

And HE let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. So they did eat, and were well filled: for HE gave them their own desire; They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

Romans 1:28  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; being filled with all unrighteousness.

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When the king of Sodom tried to reward Abram, Abram refused the reward that the king of Sodom would give him.  

Genesis 14:22-23 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

Isaiah 55:12  For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

 

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1 Timothy 2:5-6  5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

 

6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

 

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Luke 21:14-15  Blessed are they that do HIS commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 

 

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

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Proverbs 6:1-5  My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

 

2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

 

3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

 

4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

 

5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 

 

 

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💥 Luke 22 (Reading through the Bible)

 

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 

² And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill Him; for they feared the people.

³ Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
⁴ And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him unto them.
⁵ And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
⁶ And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray Him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

⁷ Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
⁸ And HE sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
⁹ And they said unto Him, Where wilt Thou that we prepare?

¹⁰ And HE said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. ¹¹ And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with My disciples?  ¹² And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

¹³ And they went, and found as He had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

(The Word of God comes to pass.)


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¹⁴ And when the hour was come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. ¹⁵ And He said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: ¹⁶ For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

¹⁷ And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
¹⁸ For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

¹⁹ And He took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is My body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of Me.
²⁰ Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you.


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²¹ But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth Me is with Me on the table.

²² And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom He is betrayed!

²³ And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.


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²⁴ And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

²⁵ And He said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. ²⁶ But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
²⁷ For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

²⁸ Ye are they which have continued with Me in My temptations. ²⁹ And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as My Father hath appointed unto Me;

³⁰ That ye may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.


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³¹ And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: ³² But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

³³ And he said unto Him, Lord, I am ready to go with Thee, both into prison, and to death.

³⁴ And He said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest Me.


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³⁵ And He said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
³⁶ Then said He unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
³⁷ For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in Me, And He was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning Me have an end.

³⁸ And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And He said unto them, It is enough.


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³⁹ And He came out, and went, as He was wont, to the mount of Olives; and His disciples also followed Him.

⁴⁰ And when He was at the place, He said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

(I believe Jesus was showing this:  As long as we continue to pray about all things, God will keep us from temptation of our flesh.  Stay connected to God through prayer.)

⁴¹ And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
⁴² Saying, Father, if Thou be willing, remove this cup from Me: nevertheless not My will, but Thine, be done.

⁴³ And there appeared an angel unto Him from heaven, strengthening Him.

⁴⁴ And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly: and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

⁴⁵ And when He rose up from prayer, and was come to His disciples, He found them sleeping for sorrow,
⁴⁶ And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

⁴⁷ And while He yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss Him.
⁴⁸ But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

⁴⁹ When they which were about Him saw what would follow, they said unto Him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
⁵⁰ And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
⁵¹ And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And He touched his ear, and healed him.

⁵² Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to Him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
⁵³ When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against Me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

⁵⁴ Then took they Him, and led Him, and brought Him into the high priest's house.

And Peter followed afar off.

⁵⁵ And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
⁵⁶ But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with Him.
⁵⁷ And he denied Him, saying, Woman, I know Him not.

⁵⁸ And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

⁵⁹ And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with Him: for he is a Galilaean.
⁶⁰ And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.

⁶¹ And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice.

⁶² And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.


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⁶³ And the men that held Jesus mocked Him, and smote Him.

⁶⁴ And when they had blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face, and asked Him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

⁶⁵ And many other things blasphemously spake they against Him.

⁶⁶ And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led Him into their council, saying,
⁶⁷ Art thou the Christ? tell us.

And He said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
⁶⁸ And if I also ask you, ye will not answer Me, nor let Me go.

⁶⁹ Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.

⁷⁰ Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God?

And He said unto them, Ye say that I am.

⁷¹ And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of His own mouth.

 

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💥 Podcast: God continually saves David from Saul

 

(This podcast was previously published on, November 16, 2021)

 

As God saved David from Saul, God saves us from those who are enemies of God.

Isaiah 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of ME, saith the LORD.

We who are born again are the servants of God, chosen by God, and given the Holy Spirit of God to lead us and guide us that the purpose of God would be fulfilled in our lives on this earth according to the will of God.

Romans 8:28  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.

And God watches over us continually and will not allow anything to come upon us if it is more than we can bear.  God makes a way of escape for us.

I Corinthians 10:13   There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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In the following examples, consider how God protected David as Saul pursued David to kill David.  God used a priest of the nation of Israel to give David provision and a weapon.

I Samuel 21

1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.

3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.

4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.

6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.

8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

When Saul learns the priest Ahimelech has befriended David, Saul commands he and his household be killed.

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David feigns madness to escape the king of Gath:

I Samuel 21

10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

13 And he (David) changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?

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God uses the Moabites to help David:

I Samuel 22

1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.

4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

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God saves David by a prophet.

I Samuel 22:5  And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

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Saul orders the killing of the priests of God who gave provision to David:

I Samuel 22

6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)

7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

10 And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.

12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?

15 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me.  But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests.  And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. (85 priests were killed by Doeg)

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David provides help to the one surviving son of the priest Ahimelech:

19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he (Saul) with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

21 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.

22 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.

23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

Romans 12:1-2  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

 

2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

 

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Ephesians 3:20-21  Now unto HIM that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

21 Unto HIM be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

 

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Ecclesiastes 11:4  He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

 

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John 14:27  Jesus tells us...Peace I leave with you, MY peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

 

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Psalm 133:1  Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

(Comments from Pam Padgett, member of the body of Christ:
Our brethren are those who have the Holy Spirit and follow God by the Holy Spirit. These are the people we can dwell with together in unity of the Spirit, and it truly is good and pleasant to do so.)

 

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2 Corinthians 12:9-10  Paul said...And HE (God) said unto me, MY grace is sufficient for thee: for MY strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

 

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

 

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💥 Luke 21 (Reading through the Bible)

 

And He looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 

² And He saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 

³ And He said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 

⁴ For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

⁵ And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, He said,
⁶ As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

(This will happen in days ahead ... just as it will happen that all things we can see with naked eye will be destroyed, as will God destroy this current heaven and earth... a warning concerning those things we currently admire so much! ... II Peter 3:10-14)

⁷ And they asked Him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

⁸ And He said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in My name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

⁹ But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

¹⁰ Then said HE unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
¹¹ And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

¹² But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake.
¹³ And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

¹⁴ Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

¹⁶ And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

¹⁷ And ye shall be hated of all men for My name's sake.

¹⁸ But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

¹⁹ In your patience possess ye your souls.

²⁰ And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

²¹ Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

²² For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

²³ But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

²⁴ And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

²⁵ And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
²⁶ Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

²⁷ And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

²⁸ And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

²⁹ And He spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;  ³⁰ When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.

³¹ So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. ³² Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

(The generation which sees this begin will see it end.)

³³ Heaven and earth shall pass away: but My words shall not pass away.

³⁴ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting (excessive overindulgence; intemperate or immoderate indulgence of something), and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

³⁵ For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

(Sometimes people get so comfortable they forget this will all end and is as a vapor.)

³⁶ Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

(Watch yourself ... watch that which you are doing ...)

³⁷ And in the day time He was teaching in the temple; and at night He went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.

³⁸ And all the people came early in the morning to Him in the temple, for to hear Him.

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💥 God delivers from a burden

Cathy Varner, member of the body of Christ

On the podcast "David behaves himself wisely as Saul tried to kill David:  (patience, endurance, love even of enemies)", when Joan talked about Pam’s deliverance from having to go to the luau, and how God might bring deliverance to us in a way we’d never thought of, it reminded me of a situation I was delivered from many years ago.

We had a huge number of green bean seeds to plant. So many that I thought it would be a big burden; all the weeding, picking, what would I do with them all? I thought it would be too much work for me to can or freeze. I thought maybe I could try to sell them to a local grocer. My husband had planted several starter trays and asked me to plant a row in the garden. 

 

I kept obsessing and fretting about it. Finally I got to a point of knowing there was nothing I could do, I just had to commit it to God. I did, and asked HIM to please take care of this, to work it out somehow.

From what I remember, after doing this, I think I forgot about it for awhile. It seems it was Philippians 4:6-8 coming to pass.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Then, some time later, I saw that most of the seeds planted in the starter trays hadn’t germinated. And all but one plant of my row in the garden hadn’t grown.  

 

I was astonished. I would’ve never thought of this being a way to work it out. 

 

The amount that did grow was very manageable and easy to deal with. 

 

I was so grateful and relieved.

 

 

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💥 Podcast: It is proven that Saul plans to kill David

 

(This podcast was previously published on, November 15, 2021)

 

I Samuel 20:1  And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

Saul was envious of David.  Everyone around him loved and praised David:  his son; his daughter; his servants; his army; and the people of Israel

An evil spirit of the Lord had come to Saul to torment him and the Holy Spirit had been removed from Saul by God.

Samuel, the prophet of God, was no longer with Saul.

And Saul was afraid of David.

So king Saul's solution was to kill David.

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I Samuel 20:3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

And Jonathan said to David:

I Samuel 20:13  ... if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as HE hath been with my father.

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I Corinthians 10:13   There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

I Samuel 20

18 Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

19 And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

21 And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth.

22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.

23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.

24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.

26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?

28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:

29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.

30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?

31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.

32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?

33 And Saul cast a javelin at him (at Jonathan) to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.

34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.

35 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.

36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?

38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.

39 But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

40 And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.

41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. 

And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

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Titus 1:15-16   Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.  They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Titus 3:9-11  But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.  A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;  Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

Philippians 4:6-7  Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

 

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2 Timothy 2:22  Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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Psalm 147:10-14  HE (God) delighteth not in the strength of the horse: HE taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear HIM, in those that hope in HIS mercy.

12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

13 For HE hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; HE hath blessed thy children within thee.

14 HE maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

 

  

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