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BLIND, NOT BOUND!

"Those in the crowd were indignant and scolded him for making so much of a disturbance, but he kept shouting with all his might, “Son of David, have mercy on me now and heal me!” ~ Mark 10:48 TPT    REFERENCE: Mark 10: 46-52   Timai (Aramaic) was his name, and it means ‘highly prized’ or ‘honored,' but he was not at a location that befit his name. He was a blind beggar, sitting at the side of the road outside the village, wrapped in his beggar’s cloak. There was nothing that looked honorable at that season of Timai’s life....
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LIGHT HAS COME; ARISE!

“Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.” Isaiah 60:1   REFERENCE: Isaiah 60:1-5   This famous Bible verse forms the lyrics of gospel songs we may have sung at different times without paying attention to what we are saying. Today, we are going to pay attention to the verse and receive the instructions in it. Yes, it is a command! ‘ARISE’ denotes an action. It is a verb. These three dictionary definitions reflect this:   1.     To come up from a lower to a higher position 2.     To come up or get up...
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DAVID’S DIRTY DEED: RESPECT BOUNDARIES

"So, David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, "Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?". ~ II Samuel 11:3   REFERENCE:  II Samuel 11:1-5   God has given us freedom in Christ. He made us free-moral agents to choose and do what we consider to serve our purpose. We have the freedom of expression, acquisition, and association. However, your freedom stops wherever it infringes on another person's rights or stops them from enjoying their freedom. Although we are free, we must respect boundaries. Freedom without boundaries is hazardous. Suppose you can...
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DAVID’S DIRTY DEED: DELEGATE WISELY

"It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel... But David remained at Jerusalem." ~ II Samuel 11:1   REFERENCE:  II Samuel 11:1-15   It is usually said, "Don't send a boy to do a man's job." The saying described David's mistake when he sent Joab to fight the battle he should have led as a king. Most of Israel's decisive victories came when David led his men's charge (see II Samuel 10). God had trained his hands for war and his fingers...
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A LONG WAR

“Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.” ~ II Samuel 3:1   REFERENCE: II Samuel 3:1-10   God promised David the kingship of Israel. Although he ascended the throne of Judah, he had no rest nor enjoyed peace, for the house of Saul was bitter towards him, resisted his kingship, and opposed his authority. Although Saul was dead, his household still troubled David. Can you identify what is supposed to have died in your life, yet you...
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A NOBLE SPIRIT

"Therefore, David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for the people of the Lord and for the house of Israel..." ~ II Samuel 1:11-12   REFERENCE: II Samuel 1:1-12   Out of pure jealousy, hatred, spite, and wickedness, Saul deprived David of his family, home, security, and the best of his years. He chased David to kill him and was unrepentant to the end. Upon hearing about Saul's death, one would have...
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GOD SEEKS A MAN

“So, I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.” ~ Ezekiel 22:30   REFERENCE: Ezekiel 22:27-31   Bad leaders governed Israel. Their example plunged the land into idolatry, oppression, robbery, corruption, murders, and extortion. Her religious leaders compromised God’s word and produced weak saints. The land was doomed to punishment; God wished it wasn’t, but He could do nothing about it because justice demanded it. Hence, He sought a man who would plead for mercy...
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GO OUT AGAINST THEM

"You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you." ~ II Chronicles 20:17    REFERENCE:  II Chronicles 20:15-25   God fights our battles and gives us victories. Jesus defeated satan on the cross of Calvary; thus, all our spiritual battles are against a defeated foe. When the Bible says, "We wrestle not against flesh and blood…" some people stop at, "We wrestle not…" and think that we...
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A GENEROUS RELIGION

"Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." ~ Mark 10:17-22    REFERENCE: Mark 10:17-22   The world may not agree, but religion has significantly influenced man's engagement with his society. In most cases, it has tamed his propensity for evil and appetite for the forbidden. This is even more accurate with life in Christ Jesus; Jesus came to make us new men with the nature of God. Giving is the most prominent expression of God's...
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COMPLETE VICTORY

"He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets." ~ Colossians 2:15 (MSG)   REFERENCE: Colossians 2:11-15 (MSG)   The enemy of man, and especially believers, is the devil. He is the serpent of old that has hounded man from the Garden of Eden. He is responsible for many tears, pains, divorces, fears, failures, sicknesses, etc. Our fight is against him; for we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and power. When Jesus died on the cross, he gave us a complete victory. April is...
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