The Bible is clear that there is a sorrowful emotional response in both cases but only godly sorrow produces a vehement public desire to see justice done. In other words, tears and sorrow are not enou...  Read More

The first blame-shifting is found immediately after the fall with Adam blaming Eve and Eve blaming the serpent (devil) for their rebellion. The truth is Adam, Eve and the serpent were all guilty in di...  Read More

Fear is a primitive emotion hardwired into the human brain and is like an alarm system constantly scanning our environment for potential threats. Emotions are intended by our creator to make life rich...  Read More

Ben Franklin wisely wrote "Presumption first blinds a man, then sets him a running." Surprisingly, Ahimaaz gives David news of the military victory but pretends not to know about what happened to Abs...  Read More

We passionately pursue holiness (Hebrews 12:14) because it does impact the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in our lives but we don't credit our holiness (Peter says godliness) for a miracle....  Read More

This was likely very humbling for David to have to tell his hardened troops who were putting their lives on the line against a much larger army that they had to wait for some unusual sign from the Lor...  Read More

There is nothing more frightening than awakening from a deep sleep to sudden, unexpected danger. Even the most hardened warrior instinctively recognizes their complete helplessness during sleep. God ...  Read More

The Bible doesn't say what Saul prophesied but it would be a poetic justice if Saul prophesied that David would be king, and that before Samuel and David as a moment of divine encouragement. The great...  Read More

The tests that God prepares for us are not just meant to build character but also to build skill in using our spiritual armor and weapons. This can only be done in the midst of real combat. Soldiers c...  Read More

The Highway of Holiness has many of these narrow places designed by God to draw us toward him but there is always a danger to return to the sinful strongholds of the past. ...  Read More

An important part of building our faith is regularly feeding our souls with the great works of the Lord. We do this by reading the Word of God to remind ourselves of the Lord's amazing exploits of the...  Read More

Talking about an experience helps us learn by encouraging reflection, critical analysis and discussion, which deepen understanding, not only of the experience, but also about ourselves. We identify wh...  Read More