"For does not my house stand so with God?For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all thingsand secure. For will he not cause to prosper all my help and my desire?2 Samuel 23:5 Exactly 1 year ago, the Lord used this verse to speak clearly to me about a ministry situation that I was wrestling through. Through some "intense fellowship" with my wife, the L...

Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters. 28 Now then gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city and it be called by my name."2 Samuel 12:26-28 When I came across t...

May the text speak for itself! 2 Samuel 18:5-155The king charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom." And all the people heard when the king charged all the commanders concerning Absalom. 6Then the people went out into the field against Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim. 7The people of Israel we...