💥 Podcast: David tries to move the ark of God

(This podcast was previously published on, November 23, 2021)

 

II Samuel 6  

1 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.

4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

6 And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.

7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.

9 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

10 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.

11 And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.

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Today, church people do all manner of works which they think are good.

But Jesus said:

Matthew 7

21 Not every one that saith unto ME, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of MY Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in THY name? and in THY name have cast out devils? and in THY name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from ME, ye that work iniquity.

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A man came to our house to do extermination work.  Immediately he identified himself as a Christian.  He started telling us of places that he had gone the previous summer to "minister."

I said to him:  "How did God tell you to do this ministry work?"

He was stunned and couldn't answer my question.

Many today do "ministry" works without being told by God to do those works.

Ephesians 4  From heaven Jesus calls HIS ministers and ordains them for the work of God in the New Testament church.

8 Wherefore HE saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

11 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

I Corinthians 12  

27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

28 And God hath set some in the church (to work in the church), first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

Those who are the called by Jesus for the work of the ministry are ordained by Jesus as was the apostle Paul.  Paul was persecuting Christians, when Jesus spoke to him from heaven and called him and put him in the church and into the ministry.  Paul was an apostle, teacher, and preacher.

Acts 9

1 And Saul (Paul), yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou ME?

5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? 

And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?

And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

Those men traveling with Paul heard that voice from heaven but they were not called by Jesus for the work of the ministry as was Paul.  And notice that Paul (Saul) was called by name by Jesus.

You cannot do the work of the ministry by your own desire.  You cannot become a minister by going to a Bible school.  

You must be called by Jesus and ordained for the work of the ministry to which Jesus calls HIS ministers.

Jesus' ministers to the New Testament church today are:  apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers

Concerning ministry, you do things God's way.  In the Old Testament when they tried to move the ark of God, they had to do it God's way.

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David moves the ark of God again:

(This time the Levites move the ark of God for they are the tribe appointed by God to do this work. Also instead of moving the ark by cart, they moved the ark by staves upon their shoulders as was commanded by Moses.)

II Samuel 6

13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

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Penalty of God set on Michal, Saul's daughter:

II Samuel 6

20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

21 And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.

22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.

23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

If we do right in the sight of God, we are blessed by God.

But if we do wrong in the sight of God, we bring upon ourselves penalties from God.

So we seek God to know the right way in HIS sight for that which we do on this earth.

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

Philippians 4:19  But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

 

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James 4:13-17  Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

 

14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

 

15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

 

16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

 

17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

 

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1 Thessalonians 5:17  Pray without ceasing.

 

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Psalm 73:26  My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

 

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Psalm 62:8  Trust in HIM (God) at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before HIM: God is a refuge for us.

 

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Psalm 48:14  For this God is our God for ever and ever: HE will be our guide even unto death.

 

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💥 John 4 (Reading through the Bible)

 

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, 

² (Though Jesus Himself baptized not, but His disciples,)

³ He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
⁴ And He must needs go through Samaria.

⁵ Then cometh He to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

⁶ Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with His journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
⁷ There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give Me to drink.
⁸ (For His disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

⁹ Then saith the woman of Samaria unto Him, How is it that Thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

¹⁰ Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and Who it is that saith to thee, Give Me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water.

¹¹ The woman saith unto Him, Sir, Thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast Thou that living water?
¹² Art Thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?

¹³ Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
¹⁴ But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

¹⁵ The woman saith unto Him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.

¹⁶ Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

¹⁷ The woman answered and said, I have no husband.

Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: ¹⁸ For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

¹⁹ The woman saith unto Him, Sir, I perceive that Thou art a prophet.²⁰ Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

²¹ Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe Me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

²² Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

²³ But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.

²⁴ God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

²⁵ The woman saith unto Him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when He is come, He will tell us all things.

²⁶ Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am HE.

²⁷ And upon this came His disciples, and marvelled that He talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

²⁸ The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,²⁹ Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?


³⁰ Then they went out of the city, and came unto Him.

³¹ In the mean while His disciples prayed Him, saying, Master, eat.

³² But He said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

³³ Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought Him ought to eat?

³⁴ Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to finish His work.

³⁵ Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

³⁶ And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

³⁷ And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

³⁸ I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

³⁹ And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on Him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.

(She multiplied the Word she was given by sharing that given to her with other people.)

⁴⁰ So when the Samaritans were come unto Him, they besought Him that He would tarry with them: and He abode there two days.

⁴¹ And many more believed because of His own word; ⁴² And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard Him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

⁴³ Now after two days He departed thence, and went into Galilee.

⁴⁴ For Jesus Himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in His own country.

⁴⁵ Then when He was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received Him, having seen all the things that He did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

⁴⁶ So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where He made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

⁴⁷ When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto Him, and besought Him that He would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

⁴⁸ Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

⁴⁹ The nobleman saith unto Him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

⁵⁰ Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth.

And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.


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⁵¹ And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

⁵² Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.

⁵³ So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.

⁵⁴ This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when He was come out of Judaea into Galilee.

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💥 Podcast: Dealing with fear, dread, concern and anything else that can trouble you...through turning to God

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on, November 21, 2021)

 

When trouble comes to us, all we have to do is to learn to put our faith in God each time we have a problem or potential problem.  

We put our faith in God by turning to God in prayer, asking for help or asking God for wisdom in dealing with the problem.  

Each time we call on God asking HIM for help, we put our faith in God.  

And we learn to call on God over each concern, each time we are concerned.

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I'm 84 years old.  In 2021, one day fearful thoughts began to come to my mind:  "If I get to where I can't walk, what will happen to me?  What will I do?  I won't be able to stay here.  I'll have to move somewhere else."

I cried out:  "GOD ... HELP ME!"

Instantly the following came into my mind:  "God will supply all your need."

"That's right ... God will supply all my need!" (I cried out!)   

I completely relaxed and the fearful thoughts vanished.

James 4:7  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

We submit ourselves to God by calling on God for help!

God brings us HIS Word and by faith in that Word we will not heed the thoughts sent by the devil and the devil will flees from us when he sees we believe that Word sent to us by God.

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We put our trust in God each time we cry out to God.

My 97 year old cousin told me this one day.  She said, "I do fine all day but I get so lonely at night."

(Her husband died 10 years ago.)

When she told me this problem, I was so excited for I knew all she had to do was ask God for help and God would help her!

So I said, "Oh this is no problem.  When you begin to feel that loneliness, all you have to do is to turn to God immediately, as soon as you begin to feel that loneliness, and ask God to help you. God will help you!"

My cousin had been taken to church as a baby and attended church all her life.

Many church goers do not understand calling on God for help.

And it is a matter of trusting in God.

About two weeks later, this cousin said to me, "I do all right during the day but at night I get so lonely."

She didn't put her trust in God.  

I just didn't try to help her after that, knowing there was nothing I could do for her.

James 1:22   But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Titus 3:9-11  But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

10-11 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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In 2018, I fell and broke a hip and wrist and after surgery could not put any weight on my leg where the hip had been broken.  So they put me into a rehabilitation hospital for 2-1/2 months.  The first month I was in "bed rest" for I couldn't try to walk or do anything, according to the doctor. 

And I was alone most of the time, having no relatives and only a few visitors.

Often I would awake in the morning and think, "How can I get through this day?"

And then I would remember God and ask God to help me to get through that day.

(The time sort of flew by and before I knew it, evening had come.  I thanked God as I realized this.)

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The man who was helping me with my sound system was leaving my house one day and he turned to me and said, "I don't know why I am telling you this but they think I have ALS and I am going into hospital next week for tests."

(At that time, David was 44 years old and had a wife and 2 children, ages 8 and 12.)

I told David every time he was afraid, just ask God to help him.

At one point, he had to go to hospital for an operation.  He said he remembered what I had said and he did do this and he was helped so much when he did this.

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When we turn to God and ask God for help, often God will bring us an idea showing us something to do and when we do that, everything falls into place.

By HIS Spirit, the Holy Spirit, God brings ideas to our mind.  God communicates with us by giving us thoughts to help us in situations.

When my mother was still living, I would go to a cafe daily to get our lunch.  It cost $5.30.  I would take a five-dollar-bill from my purse and a quarter and a nickle.  And I would leave my purse with my mother while I went for our food.

One day I looked in my coin purse and couldn't find a quarter and nickel.

As I dug through the change looking for these coins, I heard, "Three dimes will work!"

(That was the Holy Spirit helping me for I had several dimes in my coin purse but I was in habit of using a quarter and a nickel!  The Holy Spirit is a helper to us!)

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We recognize the thoughts sent to us by God, for when we have such a thought, it is "easy to be intreated."  

(When thoughts are very complex or overly expensive, I always know those thoughts are not from God.)

Matthew 11:28-30  Jesus says:  Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take MY yoke upon you, and learn of ME; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light.

James 3:17  But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

James 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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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God will not fail us nor forsake us when we turn to HIM and call on HIM for wisdom or help in our problems.

Psalm 62:8   Trust in HIM at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before HIM: God is a refuge for us.

Remember:  God knows the future! He will lead us in plans that are right for us in our situation.

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

Proverbs 29:25  The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

 

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1 John 2:5  But whoso keepeth HIS word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in HIM.

 

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John 17:2-3  (Jesus speaking to the Father) As THOU hast given HIM power over all flesh, that HE should give eternal life to as many as THOU hast given HIM.

 

3 And this is life eternal, that they might know THEE the only true God, and Jesus Christ, WHOM THOU hast sent.

 

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Philippians 4:19  But my God shall supply all your need according to HIS riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

 

 

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💥 John 3 (Reading through the Bible)

 

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 

² The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto Him, Rabbi, we know that Thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that Thou doest, except God be with him.

³ Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

⁴ Nicodemus saith unto Him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

⁵ Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. ⁶ That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

⁷ Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

⁸ The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

(Galatians 5:22-23    the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.)

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⁹ Nicodemus answered and said unto Him, How can these things be?
¹⁰ Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

¹¹ Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

¹² If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

¹³ And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but He (The Word) that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

¹⁴ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
¹⁵ That whosoever believeth in Him (in The Word)  should not perish, but have eternal life.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son (The Word made flesh), that whosoever believeth in Him (The Word) should not perish, but have everlasting life.

¹⁷ For God sent not His Son (The Word) into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him (through The Word) might be saved.

¹⁸ He that believeth on Him (on The Word) is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

(The name of the only begotten Son of God is "The Word" ... John 1:14   And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,)

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¹⁹ And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

²⁰ For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

²¹ But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

²² After these things came Jesus (The Word) and His disciples into the land of Judaea; and there HE tarried with them, and baptized.

²³ And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.²⁴ For John was not yet cast into prison.

²⁵ Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
²⁶ And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, He that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to Him.

²⁷ John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
²⁸ Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before Him.
²⁹ He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.

³¹ He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: He that cometh from heaven is above all.

³² And what He hath seen and heard (from God), that He testifieth; and no man receiveth His testimony.

³³ He that hath received His testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

³⁴ For He whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto Him.

³⁵ The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand.

³⁶ He that believeth on the Son (on The Word) hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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💥 Podcast: David reigns as king

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on, November 22, 2021)

 

II Samuel 5 

1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed MY people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.

4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

10  And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

12  And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that HE had exalted his kingdom for HIS people Israel's sake.

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David inquires of the Lord:

II Samuel 5

17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

19 And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt THOU deliver them into mine hand? 

And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

20 And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.

21 And there they (the Philistines) left their images (the symbols of the gods they worshipped), and David and his men burned them.

22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

23 And when David enquired of the LORD, HE said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

This is such an important example for us.  The first time when the Philistines came and David inquired of the Lord, God said to David, "Go up."

The second time the Philistines came against Israel, David inquired again of the Lord and God gave David another plan.

David didn't presume to know what to do just because God told him the first time.  But David inquired of God the second time also!

And David overcame each time by doing that which God showed him to do when he asked God what to do.

James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

 

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

1 John 1: 8  Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

 

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Romans 12:21  Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. 

 

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Proverbs 23:17-18  Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

 

18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

 

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I Corinthians 3:19-21  For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, HE taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 

 

20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 

 

21 Therefore let no man glory in men. ...

 

 

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💥 John 2 (Reading through the Bible)

 

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 

² And both Jesus was called, and His disciples, to the marriage.

³ And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto Him, They have no wine.

⁴ Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

⁵ His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever HE saith unto you, do it.

⁶ And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

⁷ Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

⁸ And He saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

⁹ When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
¹⁰ And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

¹¹ This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth His glory; and His disciples believed on Him.


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¹² After this He went down to Capernaum, He, and His mother, and His brethren, and His disciples: and they continued there not many days.

¹³ And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

¹⁵ And when He had made a scourge of small cords, He drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

¹⁶ And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not My Father's house an house of merchandise.

¹⁷ And His disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of Thine house hath eaten Me up.


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¹⁸ Then answered the Jews and said unto Him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

¹⁹ Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

²⁰ Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

²¹ But He spake of the temple of His body.

²² When therefore He was risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.


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²³ Now when He was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in His name, when they saw the miracles which He did.

²⁴ But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because He knew all men,

²⁵ And needed not that any should testify of man: for He knew what was in man.

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