Archive for March, 2012

The Fullness of David: Part Ten (Preceding Commitment)

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Yes, we can move our self through the grace that God allowed to king David, and receive the blessing of forgiveness; but, wouldn’t it be nice to think the matter through prior to needing the exceptional grace of the LORD, as pertains to forgiveness? Wouldn’t it be nice to consider the way that we are going, before we have to plead with God for forbearance of our failings? Yes, I know that we have access to the blessing that David spoke of in this Psalm .  .

A Psalm of David.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

(Psalm 23:1-6)

Yes, we will have the LORD’S forgiveness, when we are sincere in our repentance; however, before there is a need for repentance, there is another way that we can go. The other way is to show that we have a measure of commitment to the way of the LORD that precedes any thoughts or actions that we do. The apostle Paul tells us of this way of worshipping God through our service to the LORD. Please add this habit of blessed human interaction to the words that you have hid in your heart.

– Explore The Fullness of David: Part Ten –

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Kingdom of God: Part Six (Interruption)

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Interruptions, as they come from the Kingdom of God, are not necessarily recognizable as being beneficial, according to the feeling of man. Some of the things that are of the Kingdom of God will be thought of as being negative, when they are seen only through a lens that is only able to pass through it principles and practices of the kingdom of man. In the following Scripture, the LORD declared that there are such concepts in His Kingdom; concepts that require us to go beyond our comfort zone.

I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. (Isaiah 45:5-8) For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. (Isaiah 55:8-11) We told you this because some of the things that befell the nation of Israel may seem to be purely negative for them, if they are reviewed in isolation. However, when one studies them as a part of the whole, then their positive fit becomes apparent; for, the things of Scripture are all tending toward a collective good. One of the ways that this was expressed was during a sermon of a New Age apostle.

– Explore the Kingdom of God:  Part Six –

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The Fullness of David: Part Nine (Prior, Consideration)

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Let us review the source of many excuses in interpersonal relationships; especially, as they occur in the community of saints. Sometimes, to dilute their actions, some people only use a portion of the following Scripture: it is that portion which includes the deeply nested, and densely encircling, forgiveness of the LORD:

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD.

And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

(2 Samuel 12:13-14)

Surely, for Christians, this is the powerful message that is at the center of the Gospel of God, in Jesus Christ: thou shalt not die. However, too often, there is a lapse of application of the portions of our soul’s medication that points to the string of consequence that was waiting for the king. This is the string of consequence that was set in time, waiting for David to reach its time in existence; for, by a sinfully grievous action, David earned a string of consequence: I have sinned against the LORD.

– Explore The Fullness of David: Part Nine –

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