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Chronicles 17- David the Servant.
Ten
times in this chapter David is called “servant” the servant does not command
the master; the master commands the servant. And what a wonderful master the
Lord is!
Whether
we look at the past, or the future we see the grace and goodness of the Lord.
How David was humbled by the grace of the Lord!
It
is one thing to know God's promises and quite something else to claim them by
faith. Faith turns God’s promises into reality, but before praying, take time
to praise Him.
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Chronicles 18 – David’s Wars
The
background of war is the sinful heart of man. It is very easy to protest wars,
but we will never get rid of wars by protesting. Protesting may bring a single
war to an end but another one is sure to start, because the basic problem is in
the sinful heart of man.
The
Prince of Peace is the only One who will bring peace to this earth.
There
are going to be wars until sin is removed from this earth, until wickedness is
removed. Wars are the symptom. The disease is sin.
Now
let’s look at David’s wars. The nations mentioned here were the perpetual
enemies of Israel and always attacked when the nation was weak. David is given
the victory over all these old enemies of Israel. To become King over that
land, there were enemies to be driven out.
Our
enemy doesn’t have to be a flesh and blood enemy. Eph. 6:12 “For we wrestle not
against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against
the rulers of the darkness of this world.” Our enemy is a spiritual enemy. As
Christians, we need to stand for what is right. A Georgian preacher once said,
“A lot of people, instead of standing on the promises, are sitting on the
premises.”
Please
read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible.
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