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Mephibosheth (2)
Mephibosheth, when summoned by king David, had said to him, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?” (2 Samuel 9:8). This was a typical form of self-deprecation (David used
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honor.” When David calls out Mephibosheth’s name, Mephibosheth responds, “At your service.” David senses his fear. After all, he, though lame, is still of the house of Saul and
Continue reading...Sermon on 2 Samuel 11 & 12, the Anatomy of Sin
The Anatomy of Sin in the Believer’s Life – 2 Samuel 11,12 We justify stepping out of our responsibilities We entertain the possibility of sin in our lives We linger over temptation We devalue
Continue reading...As Goes the Leader…: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 24)
In America we get to elect our leaders. But sometimes we elect leaders whose character is atrocious because their politics agree with ours. Yet it is not only the politics of a leader that will affect
Continue reading...Sharing Glory: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 23)
I had a wonderful mentor in Bill Barber. Bill was the Christian Education director at my church and he took me under his wing, gave me responsibility and freedom. But he also gently trained me and was
Continue reading...Along For the Ride: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 22)
1 Samuel started with the exaltation of the humble Hannah, mother of Samuel. The rest of 1 and 2 Samuel is a chronicle of what Hannah proclaimed, that it is Yahweh who exalts and humbles and it is not
Continue reading...Old Soldiers Never Die…: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 21)
When my mother-in-law had a wreck in her nineties, she decided herself that she needed to stop driving. Giving up one’s car keys and one’s independence like that is a hard thing. It is hard
Continue reading...Effective Is Not Always Right: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 20)
We are not prone to celebrate the leadership of Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda, because, despite how effective he was at getting things done, what he got done was immensely immoral. David has
Continue reading...The Overwhelming Responsibility of Leadership: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 19)
I remember being given responsibility for a segment of my church’s ministry and immediately setting about to make decisions that I later learned overstepped what others were already doing. Leadership
Continue reading...Trust God and Go to Work: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 18)
Christians have at times been tempted to passivity, given that God is in control of all things and they recognize God’s control. Fearing to interfere with God’s determinations or believing
Continue reading...Divine Coincidences: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 17)
Lieutenant Commander Wade McClusky was leading his air group’s scout bombers on June 4, 1942 against the Japanese fleet near Midway but failed to find them until he located the Japanese destroyer
Continue reading...God Decides Leaders: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 16)
Joseph son of Jacob had a dream as a young man that his family would bow down to him. He went many years before this was fufilled, being sold into servitude and even imprisoned, before God, in His sovereignty,
Continue reading...Man Has Responsibility, Not Power (Tuscarora Proverb): Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 15)
George Washington could have served more than two terms as president. He didn’t even want to serve the second term, but did so at the insistence of many who saw our young republic in need of his
Continue reading...Listening to the Wrong Inner Voice: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 14)
In a Psychology Today article called Don’t Let “Mom Guilt” Make You a Worse Parent the author writes, “If guilt is your primary emotion, overriding feelings of pride, affection, and empathy,
Continue reading...Seeing God’s Invitation to Help: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 13)
God told David through Nathan the prophet that David’s son through adultery with Bathsheba would die. Yet David mourned and grieved as his son was dying holding out hope that God might change His
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