Thoughts ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZONPRTOFF dateof comment Look Inside Data Conditions:Order: 1|2|3|4| Dateof Comment 05/26/2026 When you read the story about David, one of the things I picked up that his men would give their lives up for David. They believed in him. Yet David went through times like this: Psalm 31:9-13 NLT 9 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress. Tears blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away. 10 I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by sadness. Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within. 11 I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors— even my friends are afraid to come near me. When they see me on the street, they run the other way. 12 I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot. 13 I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life. I wonder if President Trump has the same thoughts that David had. He has experienced letdowns by our corrupt judicial system and congress. I myself have seen a lot of the lies and lack of loyalty to this great president. I know he is going to set the record on the attempts on a man's life. All of this because he wants to turn the power back to the people and he is affecting the free lunches that screw the people. I also would like to say these words for our President Trump: Psalm 31:14-18 NLT 14 But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, “You are my God!” 15 My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly. 16 Let your favor shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, rescue me. 17 Don’t let me be disgraced, O Lord, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave. 18 Silence their lying lips— those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly. Whether you are in a position of leadership or not, you may be going through this too. If you love the Lord, these words are for you too. 05/19/2026 When God takes us through our periods of testing, do we look at our God like David does? The first thing was how he sees God: Psalm 18 NLT 1 I love you, Lord; you are my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. 3 I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies. (David was corned from every direction by his enemies. It must to have been overwhelming what he went through. He used prayer to communicate with our God to solve this problem) 4 The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me. 5 The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path. 6 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears. (I liked the way David described God's reaction when he was coming to his aid. God appears to be angry!) 7 Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger. 8 Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him. 9 He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. 10 Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind. 11 He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds. 12 Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him and rained down hail and burning coals. 13 The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals. 14 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; great bolts of lightning flashed, and they were confused. 15 Then at your command, O Lord, at the blast of your breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare. (Don't you believe that our God would do this for us also? If we are living for Jesus Christ I can see this happening for sure. Living for this world would produce a different outcome.) 16 He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters. 17 He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me. 18 They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the Lord supported me. 19 He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me. 20 The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence. 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not turned from my God to follow evil. 22 I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees. 23 I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin. 24 The Lord rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence. (David talks about the characteristics of God here.) 25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity. 26 To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. 27 You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud. 28 You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. 29 In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall. (Just as we should too, David glorifies the name of our God.) 30 God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. 31 For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock? 32 God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect. 33 He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. 34 He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. 35 You have given me your shield of victory. Your right hand supports me; your help[d] has made me great. 36 You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping. (I like the confidence God can give you in fighting your battles. I do not think as individuals we should be grinding people into the dust but as a nation serving God, the Iran conflict was justified.) 37 I chased my enemies and caught them; I did not stop until they were conquered. 38 I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet. 39 You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet. 40 You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me. 41 They called for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer. 42 I ground them as fine as dust in the wind. I swept them into the gutter like dirt. 43 You gave me victory over my accusers. You appointed me ruler over nations; people I don’t even know now serve me. 44 As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me. 45 They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds. ( The best way to end a story is by giving thanks and glory to the God of the universe!) 46 The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May the God of my salvation be exalted! 47 He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he subdues the nations under me 48 and rescues me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents. 49 For this, O Lord, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing praises to your name. 50 You give great victories to your king; 03/31/2026 When it comes to atheists, David said it and God put it in as part of his written word: Psalm 14:1 NLT Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good! One thing about not believing there is a God, what you do is not identified as sin and you can do anything you want. But this is only true if God does not exist. Paul says, " Romans 1:20 NIV For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Colossians 1:17 He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. When we close our minds to God and other things that conflict with our beliefs, they do not exist in our minds. I call it stupidity but David calls these people fools. If I am wrong about God, I have lived my life blessing people and I will just disappear. The atheist on the other hand if he is wrong will spend eternity in hell. I have seen God work too much in my life and others to be fake. Open your eyes and your mind, look around and look up. The Rocky Mountains and other places in the world have God written all over it. Only man can turn it into a dump. You can also see God in the heavens and inside the building blocks of our DNA. Why, because Jesus is Lord!!!!!!! and he does not mind showing off his handiwork. 03/28/2026 With Easter being the 1st Sunday in April 2026. This verse says it all: 1 Timothy 2:5-6 NLT For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time. You and I were also born at the right time. JESUS IS LORD!!!!!!! 03/06/2026 While read this verse in Paul's letter I began to think about teenagers: 1 Corinthians 8:2 NLT 2 Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much. You do not become wise until you realize that there are a lot of things you do not know. You will want to continue to learn new things and take advantage of the good knowledge acquired from the older generations. These are the teenagers who are truly wise especially the one's who have Jesus running their life. Our teenagers are going to be part of running this country soon and I encourage all of you to become wise with Jesus. Maybe you can make godly things happen in this country that my generation never put the effort into. Our motto was "Place head in sand and the problem will go away." This thinking only made the problem worse. Abortion is what it is today because my generation did not take a stand against it. I pray your generation will solve these problems because my generation failed miserably. Jesus even wants to help you succeed! 03/05/2026 When I read these verses from Paul, I really see how awesome you ladies are! Even though men can do what you do, our pride prevents us from performing like you do. I know because my buddy tells me about stubborn husbands in our ministry who do their thing while you wives are praying for him and putting up with his nonsense. You are very noble: 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 NLT 12 Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a fellow believer has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to continue living with him, he must not leave her. 13 And if a believing woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him. 14 For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy. 15 (But if the husband or wife who isn’t a believer insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the believing husband or wife is no longer bound to the other, for God has called you to live in peace.) 16 Don’t you wives realize that your husbands might be saved because of you? And don’t you husbands realize that your wives might be saved because of you? Every man who is slow at turning his life over to Jesus should praise his wife for sticking with him until he finally figured out that he needs Jesus in his life too. The world is a better place because of your patience. Men could be as influential as you ladies are, but we let that "I can do it on my own" pride prevent us from being like you. I do know there are men out there who are responsible for bringing their wives to the Lord, but you ladies win this contest hands down. 03/01/2026 Why does seem like God is quiet when we are being tested? Someone had a great analogy for this. I bet everyone of you can relate to this. When you were in high school the teacher would give us all tests. That teacher would be silent while we took the test. The teacher wanted to know what we have learned. So it is the same with God! James 1:3 NLT For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 02/19/2026 We all know about this promise from God: Jeremiah 29:11-12 NLT 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you have been searching after God, I bet many of you have amazing talents that your are getting good at. My buddy without mentioning names is impressed with your accomplishments. God wants this to happen to us just because of how we live our lives for him. The problem that can happen when God blesses us amazingly is that we forget to give credit to the one who gave it to us in the first place. King Uzziah fell into this trap: 2 Chronicles 26:16-21 NLT Uzziah’s Sin and Punishment 16 But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar. 17 Azariah the high priest went in after him with eighty other priests of the Lord, all brave men. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is the work of the priests alone, the descendants of Aaron who are set apart for this work. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have sinned. The Lord God will not honor you for this!” 19 Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the Lord’s Temple, leprosy suddenly broke out on his forehead. 20 When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the Lord had struck him. 21 So King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Temple of the Lord. His son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land. I know many you have worked to get where you are at today but never forget where your talents came from in the first place. God silently opens doors to our minds and reveals things to us that we many times take credit for. I myself have seen God give me multiple solutions in the last 3 months to solve coding problems that I have been working on for years. It is possible to be blessed and not let pride destroy us. Uzziah's son Jotham proved that this is possible: 2 Chronicles 27:6 NLT 6 King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to live in obedience to the Lord his God. If your pride becomes to big you may face something you do not like Uzziah did. Remember a insignificant shepherd became king of Israel. Only Jesus has his name mentioned more then David in the bible. Do not look down on anyone or you may end up serving them. And for sure do not challenge the rules of our King. I still wonder what was going on Uzziah's head when he went into the temple. Does power warp our thoughts like that. It is probably a good idea that God keeps most of us from get too powerful. 02/13/2026 When all know John 3:16 It really takes love to give up the life of your special son for someone else. Paul is the only one I know who describes how powerful that love is: Romans 8:38-39 NLT 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. We walk away from God. He never walks away from us. If we reject him, he will leave us alone. I know he does not go too far away because I have seen God protect people who appeared to be hopeless but because a single situation occurring in their life, they give their hearts to Jesus. Jesus can forgive us for anything we do to him. But are we ready to serve him and make a life change for him in return. 01/22/2026 When Paul wrote the book of Romans he laid it on the line really quick! Romans 1:18-32 NLT God’s Anger at Sin 18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. 19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. 20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. {No one has an excuse on not knowing who the God of the universe is. Creation itself with its complexity says, "There is a God!"} 21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. 22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. 23 And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.{cars, homes, and cellphones} {Now I know why they cannot tell the difference between a man and a woman. I know my dog knows the difference. This also explains why evil is now good.} 24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies. 25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. 26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. 27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved. {Looks like the male - female relationship is the only thing that is cool in God's eyes}. 28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done. 29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. 30 They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents. 31 They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy. 32 They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. {This is why it seems there are more stupid people today then ever. God abandons them with foolish thinking. Without Jesus controlling our lives, we begin to behave like the devil. What a list of sins we try to accomplish without him. The Holy Spirit grants wisdom, something the enemy has lost.} The word abandon was used three times in chapter one. When God abandons you to your sin it is game over for that person. God will even tell you to quit praying for that individual. If only they would realize where they were going. You are right, it does not mean the everyone that does these types of sins are going to hell. My buddy can tell you about a story when he walked through a gay bar in Boulder, Colorado holding his bible in a manner so everyone would notice it. He walked through that place slowly and never said a word then exited it. He waited a bit and soon a man came out. He admitted the God has been convicting him of his sin and soon gave his heart to Jesus. If we do not know if a person is a loss we need to pray for them until God confirms it is over for them. Paul understands the seriousness of our sinning. Jesus mention this too: Matthew 7:13-14 NLT The Narrow Gate 13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. 14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. I was taught the "many" is a lot more then a "few". You begin to realize how serious our job is for our King. Anytime you watch people on the street that most are going to hell. Just as Jesus said it would happen. It is a "Victory" though when even one is brought into the fold. Jesus also said, "When you spread my word the percentage of those who are lost will go down." Paul wants use to live for Christ getting rid of sin. He knows sin will drive a wedge between man and God. We do not want to be abandoned but embraced by God. Modeling our lives like Jesus and the shedding of his blood will make God want to embrace us. 01/15/2026 While reading Acts you see how many times Paus was dealing with people trying to destroy him. He spent a lot of time pleading his case while being tossed into prison. Man he sure did have the faith that God would get him through all of this. When he finally got to Rome to speak this is what happened: Acts 28:30-31 NLT 30 For the next two years, Paul lived in Rome at his own expense. He welcomed all who visited him, 31 boldly proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one tried to stop him. What happened in Rome that God did not allow anyone to come against Paul for two years. Was this a blessing from God for all the struggles Paul went through to get here? Or is it that our God has had enough with the crap the enemy tries to push on us? We know God has some big plans as Joel foretold: Joel 2:28 NLT The Lord’s Promise of His Spirit 28 “Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. Most everyone I talk to believe that we are in the final days. The only thing keeping Jesus from returning is Mathew:24:14: Matthew 24:14 NLT 14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come. There are so many places on the planet that prevent the name of Jesus from being heard. They say that there a 100 million Christians in China. Sound impressive until you realize that it is 10% of the population and it has taken 100 years to get this many because of the enemy. It will take 1000 years to get the rest. God is not going to let this slide. I firmly believe that he is going to do for all the nations of the earth just as he did for Paul in Rome. When God does his great outpouring before Jesus comes back, the word will be unhindered in every corner of the planet. It will be spoken in places like North Korea and Iran. Their governments will not even try to stop what is coming. Jesus loves us that much that he does not want to leave anyone behind. What is sad is that many will still reject Jesus during God's great outpouring. Others though will be gladly accepting what is about to happen. Jesus is Lord!!!!!!! 01/08/2026 When you read Acts, it is like an action story where people are traveling and people are getting saved. The bad guys are trying to get those who are doing God's will and take them out but God is thwarting their plans. Our side is winning then this happens: Acts 15:36-40 NLT Paul and Barnabas Separate 36 After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.” 37 Barnabas agreed and wanted to take along John Mark. 38 But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work. 39 Their disagreement was so sharp that they separated. Barnabas took John Mark with him and sailed for Cyprus. 40 Paul chose Silas, and as he left, the believers entrusted him to the Lord’s gracious care. Why did God put this division among ourselves in here. This is my opinion but when we are asked to work with people to do his will we need to finish the task God requires of us. When we abandon ship it creates distrust in those you are working with. Acts 13:13-14 NLT 13 Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem. 14 But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia. Just as Jesus is willing to give us another chance, Barnabas was willing to give John Mark another chance. Paul was not. It was never mentioned if Paul prayed to God to see what his opinion was on the situation. I believe that Paul was wrong because of what happens later. People can change if they are wrong. The word never mentions John Mark failing again. To prevent distrust among people is to do your job with a grateful heart and actually finish it. Some people will always hate you because of jealousy but only God's opinion matters. People on the whole, will want to work with you if your word and actions mean something. They are all watching you to see how you react to every situation. God is one of them! 01/07/2026 When I read this, it made me exited to help make America "One nation under Jesus Christ" again. Amos 5:14-15 NLT Do what is good and run from evil so that you may live! Then the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will be your helper, just as you have claimed. Hate evil and love what is good; turn your courts into true halls of justice. Perhaps even yet the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will have mercy on the remnant of his people. Let us combine forces, living for Jesus Christ, and changing America the Jesus way. Jesus Christ - Commander-in-chief!!!!!!! 12/24/2025 Why is it that the wedding - wine miracle is only talked about in John. John talks more about the spiritual side of Jesus then the other Gospels do. Did this miracle have a spiritual side to it? John 2:1-11 NLT The Wedding at Cana 2 The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. 3 The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.” {Did Mary hear from God that Jesus should be told about this problem? } 4 “Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.” {This next verse makes me feel Mary heard from God. She knew that God would talk to Jesus about his "No" answer.} 5 But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” {Did God say, "Now, Jesus is that the way to talk to your mother. Why don't we have some fun with this? I want to demonstrate my power and reveal your glory to your disciples." } 6 Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. 7 Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled, 8 he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions. 9 When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over. 10 “A host always serves the best wine first,” he said. “Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!” {They said the wine was excellent. Like how good was it? Has there ever been better tasting wine than what what served that night? It is hard to outdo our King and his miracles. } 11 This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him. This last verse shows why this story was placed in John. P.S. My comments in the verses are not biblical but what I envisioned they could be. I would love to hear your comments. 11/22/2025 When Adam sinned in the garden, God gave a curse about having to work hard. But is it really a curse, maybe God is protecting us against future sin. Look what David did with his free time when he was not with his troops: 2 Samuel 11:1-2 NLT David and Bathsheba 11 In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. 2 Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath. David was in a position of power and felt he could do anything he wanted. This same thing can separate us from God if we are not on guard. David sure dropped his guard: 2 Samuel 11:3-5 NLT 3 He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4 Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her. She had just completed the purification rites after having her menstrual period. Then she returned home. 5 Later, when Bathsheba discovered that she was pregnant, she sent David a message, saying, “I’m pregnant.” Sin 1. David knew she was married but slept with her anyway. Sin 2. The great cover up. When we try to hide our sin from him, God will thwart our plans to cover it up. He wants us to repent. Sin 3. Destroy whatever evidence is preventing us from covering up our sin. Sin 4. Pretend like nothing ever happened or blame it on someone else. When we start sinning, it can grow just like a snowball rolling down a hill. David sent Uriah to the front lines to be killed and got his wife as his. It was as though David believed he did nothing wrong. It seems that he wasn't even concerned about what God would say about what just did. It appeared that David separated himself from God. God is a God of justice and he used Nathan's rich man -poor man story to wake up David. David was ready to kill the rich man for killing the lamb of the poor man. Sin can do that. It clouds our judgement of whats right and wrong. When Nathan said, "You are that rich man", it was like being hit in the head with a hammer. David realized he was wrong. Just like Jesus does, God forgave David: 2 Samuel 12:13-14 David Confesses His Guilt 13 Then David confessed to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan replied, “Yes, but the Lord has forgiven you, and you won’t die for this sin. 14 Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the Lord by doing this, your child will die.” Even though Jesus forgives sins there is the consequences of sin that have to be dealt with. David had to deal with this: 2 Samuel 12:11-12 NLT 11 “This is what the Lord says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view. 12 You did it secretly, but I will make this happen to you openly in the sight of all Israel.” The consequences of our sin can even ruin our future blessings that God was going to give us: 2 Samuel 12:8-10 NLT 8 I gave you your master’s house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if that had not been enough, I would have given you much, much more. 9 Why, then, have you despised the word of the Lord and done this horrible deed? For you have murdered Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites and stolen his wife. 10 From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah’s wife to be your own. We have to keep Christ in our minds to prevent things like this from happening. It is so easy to fall into these kind of traps and do sins like David did. So stay on guard. Our awesome God can still bring glory to his name even in our failures. With all the pain David went through, much of Psalms was written by him that honor our God's name. You can even be sent to prison for a sin and still glorify the name of Jesus just by witnessing to other prisoners. Your life will never be a waste if you give your heart to Jesus. He can use you anywhere! Jesus still "King of kings"! 11/13/2025 When we begin to live our life apart from God and begin to indulge in worldly things, this can happen like what happened to Saul: 1 Samuel 16:14 NLT 14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and the Lord sent a tormenting spirit that filled him with depression and fear. Since fear is not in God's vocabulary, I feel God commandeered one of Satan's angels to mess with Saul. It really messed with his mind. When the Holy Spirit leaves, there is an empty space left for demons to live in. How many people have let this happen in their own lives? I am not a musician but I do know that certain frequencies and tones can influence emotions. 1 Samuel 16:23 NLT 23 And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away. Music, if played with lyrics that honor the name of King Jesus and have the proper frequencies and tones, the devil and his minions will always flee. For example; I am not saying this song is bad because I have listened to it before. Blue oyster cult sings the song "Fear the reaper". Its frequency and tone do not honor our King in any way and the demons will not flee when it is played. They may actually enjoy it. Now on the other side is "Amazing Grace". Jesus loves this one and the demons will flee every time it is played. I would like to know what melody came off of David's harp. It had to be amazing! Watch, because people may call some music "Christian", but its not. We need to examine the lyrics, which should line up with God's word, and discern what the Holy Spirit thinks of the melody. God is not instrument specific but to him music is a good part of worship. One pastor shared with me that too many times worship music is played to honor the musician's talent. It OK to be talented but you should be only concerned that what I am playing is honoring the "Name of Jesus". Really, all of us should ask this question, "What I have planned to do now, will it honor our King or will it embarrass the Holy Spirit?" The Holy Spirit likes a clean house including our bodies. Even cleaning the toilet makes him feel better. All the little things we do matter to the Holy Spirit. This clean thing may seem funny but I tell you this that demons mostly hide out in dark dirty places. Jesus removed demons from a man who lived in the cemetery. Others, the demons threw their host on the ground to get them dirty. Satan's motto "If God likes it, I am going to do or be the opposite." Jesus -"Master over all demons" His death took back the enemies authority over the earth and now it is His! 11/09/2025 When Israel became nervous when the realized that it was wrong to ask for a king, Samuel consoled them with these words: 1 Samuel 12:23 As for me, I will certainly not sin against the Lord by ending my prayers for you. And I will continue to teach you what is good and right. Was Samuel asked to pray for the people by God himself? Is it the responsibility of the priest to continually pray for the people? Or did Samuel pray because it was the right thing to do? One thing for sure, Samuel said that it would be a sin If he stopped praying over the people. We do know that if God asks us to pray for someone it would be disobedience if we did not pray. James said you need to grow: James 5:16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Paul final advice to the church include: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NLT 16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. Jesus will tell you that I could be praying more in my own life. Samuel is right when we shorten our prayer life that it is sin. How many more people could be saved today just by power of our prayers. The enemy loves a short prayer life because it gives him the power to do the things he wants. He is a master of using distractions to stop our communication with the Father. This is an example of what the enemy fears: Matthew 17:14-19 NLT Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy 14 At the foot of the mountain, a large crowd was waiting for them. A man came and knelt before Jesus and said, 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 So I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.” {demon thought he won this match.} 17 Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well. {demon loses against Jesus} 19 Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, “Why couldn’t we cast out that demon?” Mark 9:29 NLT 29 Jesus replied, “This kind can be cast out only by prayer.” {demons tremble at the prayers of the righteous. Jesus won because he prayed!} One final thought why did Jesus say, "You faithless and corrupt people!"? This is my opinion; I believe Jesus reads the hearts of men and his disciples. His disciples are slow grasping the spiritual side of God and try doing things too much man's way. They need to believe God's way is the best. Now, the crowd is a different story. They only want Jesus to get what they want. They were really not that interested to understand the man who is doing the miracles. Those two things together were a major disappointment to Jesus. Not only should we continue to pray to weaken the enemy and please Yahweh, let's position our hearts towards honoring Jesus himself. It is not to honor ourselves by seeing what we can get out of the deal. Jesus is Lord!!!!!!! 11/08/2025 When you realize that you have messed up like the people of Israel did when they asked for a king: 1 Samuel 12:22 NLT 22 The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people. As long as we don't reject him, it looks like he is with us for the long haul. Even those who have rejected our Lord, he is never far away. He is waiting patiently for us all to come home. Just remember Jesus hold the keys to salvation. Ask him into your heart today, if you have not done so already. John 14:6 NLT Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. 11/02/2025 When Jesus becomes the center of your life this verse is so true: 1 Peter 2:9 (New Living Translation) But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. If Jesus is only an after thought in your life, this verse is not true. Maybe it is time to get on track by repenting and putting Jesus back into the center of your life. Do not let the enemy make you believe that a child of the King is worthless. He is a master at it. Jesus will always be Lord!!!!!!! 10/30/2025 When Israel walked around around Jericho for seven days, one of those days was on the Sabbath. The law required that one rests on that day. But as Jesus said, Matthew 12:8 For the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!” We are very thankful for doctors, law enforcement, fire and other emergency type jobs that have to perform services on the Sabbath for our protection. Just don't forget about Christ in that busyness!
