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Tag: 2 Samuel

  • Verse to DATE the Word on July 29 (7/29) is 2 Samuel 7:29

    “Now, therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may
    continue forever before You; for You, O Lord GOD, have spoken it, and with Your
    blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.” – 2 Samuel 7:29
    Asking God to Bless you and your Family

    As one reads of David’s desire for God’s blessings David is wanting to have God’s supernatural favor. While asking God for His blessings could come across as arrogant or prideful the real truth is the one asking for the blessing has realized how insufficient they are. They humbly bow with the understanding that they NEED, desperately NEED God to work.  

    As far as asking for God’s blessing, I am reminded of two other passages regarding blessings. 

    The first is the Priest blessing of Numbers 6:23-27.  In Numbers 6 starting at verse 23 God tells Moses to tell Aaron and his sons to ask God to bless the people of Israel and to tell them WHAT that blessing should include.  Notice Numbers 6:23-27 as it says, “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, 24 The LORD BLESS you and keep you; 25 the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. 27 “So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will BLESS them.”

    Do you ask God for His blessings for others?  I trust you do.  

    The second comes from the prayer of Jabez in I Chronicles 4:10. It says, “Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would BLESS me and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” And God granted what he asked.”

    Do you ask God for His blessings on your life and on your family and on your work? I trust you do!! 

    And remember we are not asking God for His blessings for our own benefit but through His blessings we are able to be a blessing. 

    Our verse to DATE the Word on July 29 (7/29) is 2 Samuel 7:29. It says, “Now, therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You; for You, O Lord GOD, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”

    May the Lord BLESS you today!

    Continue Strong from receiving God’s Blessings,
    And remember to DATE the Word

    Bonus – to the fathers reading this please recall how Jacob was blessed by his father Isaac and then how he blessed his children and his grandchildren.  You can read about these blessings in Genesis 28 and Genesis 48.

  • Verse to DATE the Word on July 22 (7/22) is 2 Samuel 7:22

    “Therefore You are great, O LORD GOD. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.” – 2 Samuel 7:22
    How Great is our God!

    A consideration of God brings an immediate conclusion of His GREATNESS, as in there is no one like Him, no one even close. We now use the word “GOAT” to describe a person in sports as the GREATEST OF ALL TIME. That title is temporary.  As well that title might be shared.  But when we consider God He is the one and the only GREATEST OF ALL TIME!

    Notice a few other verses that tell us of God being the GREATEST:
    Psalm 145:3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.
    *Our great God should be praised greatly!  How might you do that?
    Deuteronomy 10:17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God.
    Psalm 95:3 For the Lord is the great God, and a great King above all gods.
    Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; His understanding is beyond measure.

    These are but a few verses to teach us (remind us) that GOD IS GREAT!!

    In considering the greatness of God it is really hard for me not to consider the Hymn HOW GREAT THOU ART.  I hope you pause to read (sing) 
    Oh Lord, my God when I, in awesome wonder 
    Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made:
    I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
    Thy power throughout the universe displayed!
    Chorus – Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
    How great Thou art, how great Thou art
    Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
    How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
    And when I think that God, His Son not sparing
    Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
    That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing
    He bled and died to take away my sin!
    Chorus – Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
    How great Thou art, how great Thou art
    Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
    How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
    When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation
    And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart
    Then I shall bow, in humble adoration
    And then proclaim, my God, how great Thou art!
    Chorus – Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
    How great Thou art, how great Thou art
    Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
    How great Thou art, how great Thou art
     
    Verse to DATE on July 22 (722) is 2 Samuel 7:22. It says, “Therefore You are great, O LORD GOD. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.”

    Having a little fun what other words beginning with the letter G would you use to describe our GREAT God?

    Continue Strong considering HOW GREAT GOD IS,
    And remember to DATE the Word
  • Verse to DATE the Word on May 23 (5/23) is 2 Samuel 5:23

    Verse to DATE the Word on May 23 (5/23) is 2 Samuel 5:23

    “Therefore David inquired of the LORD, and He said, “You shall not go up; Circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.”  – 2 Samuel 5:23
    **On a personal note, 2 Samuel 5 has been a go-to for me for making decisions since I first heard a Bible study on 2 Samuel 5 taught in the early ’80s!   

    With the Philistines invading the valley of Rephaim AGAIN King David knows he must go out and battle them again.  But before he goes, he INQUIRES of the Lord what direction the Lord would have him take. We see this practice of inquiring of the Lord a few verses earlier in 2 Samuel 5:18-20 where we read “Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. 19 And David inquired of the LORD, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?” And the LORD said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.” 20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there. And he said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like a breaking flood.”

    David inquired of the Lord and God gave the answer and because of the Lord, David experienced victory. 

    Now we come to verse 22 and read, “The Philistines came up again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.”  AGAIN – you see the word, right?  AGAIN.  So again, David has to deal with the Philistines.

    Thus David AGAIN INQUIRES of the Lord. (1 Samuel 5:23a) But this time God says, “YOU SHALL NOT GO UP.” (1 Sam. 5:23b)

    Please don’t miss this. To David’s prayer, God said “YOU SHALL NOT GO UP” as you did before. This time, God tells David he is to “Circle behind them.” (1 Samuel 5:23c) The Lord tells David that his approach will be different.
    Please don’t miss how specifically God is as He tells David to circle around.  He tells David to COME UPON THEM IN FRONT of the mulberry trees.”  (1 Samuel 5:23d)

    King David inquired of the Lord and God gave him an answer, a different answer than before. And God gave him another victory. We read in verse 24 “And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the LORD will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” 25 And David did so, as the LORD commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.”

    What might we learn here?  First, it is foolish to think because God gave a victory one time, He will just give it again (Think Ai after Jericho). It is also foolish to think that God will work the same way even as you face the same temptation or problems. We must be ready for God to change our direction as well as even our methods. 

    NOW, you need to ask yourself if GOD can say to you, “YOU SHALL NOT.” David was victorious twice in 2 Samuel 5 because he inquired of the Lord and he DID WHAT GOD SAID, doing the battles DIFFERENTLY!  One time they GO UP.  One time they GO AROUND! 
    (Can’t you just hear the soldiers as they moved in front of the mulberry trees saying, “We’ve never done it this way before.”) 

    Verse to DATE the Word on May 23 (5/23) is 2 Samuel 5:23. It says, “Therefore David inquired of the LORD, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.”

    Are you FLEXIBLE with God to allow Him to say YOU SHALL NOT so that He can get you into the right position to be victorious again?

    Continue Strong inquiring of the Lord,
    And remember to DATE the Word