2 Samuel 22

"Despise not thou the chastening of the Lord nor faint when thou are rebuked of him" (HEBREWS 12:5). It is of first importance that we learn to draw a sharp distinction between Divine punishment and Divine chastisement - important for maintaining the honour and glory of God, and for the peace of min... Read More

PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY Part 4: God’s Best in the Christian Life Chapter 13 ENJOYING GOD’S BEST Introduction Since God has foreordained whatsoever comes to pass, to speak of an enjoying of His best (rather than His second or third best) and missing His best, strikes some as meaningless if not erroneo... Read More

As we continue our study on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we will look at Romans 12:8 where Paul talks about the gift of showing mercy. Now right off the top, we should note that we need to show mercy. Whether we have the gift of showing mercy or not, as we will find in our lesson, exercising mercy ... Read More

Blessed are all those whose minds are stayed upon the Lord, for they shall be kept in perfect peace [Isa 26:3]; so where the mind is stayed upon the Lord, there is a perfect peace; for it is a whole peace, which cannot be broken. So here is not only a perfect peace, but a blessing; a perfect peace w... Read More

Dear friends,—To whom is my love in the seed of life, that bruises the head of the seed of death [Gen 3:15]; and through him you have all life eternal; who is the foundation of the prophets, and the apostles [Eph 2:20], and all God's people, in all ages, their rock to build upon, that will stand the... Read More

My dear friends,—The peaceable truth live in, which you have received from Jesus your saviour, that by the grace and truth that is come by him [John 1:17] into your hearts, you may all abide in Christ, and grow up in him, from whence it comes. For, as Christ saith, ‘Except you abide in me, ye cannot... Read More

To all Friends and Brethren every where. Peace from God and the Lord Jesus Christ be multiplied in you [1 Pet 1:2], who by his grace, light, and spirit, are turned towards the Lord, to receive it from him; and that by it you may grow up in the Lord Jesus Christ, out of the world's nature and spirit.... Read More

2Sam 22:29 For thou [art] my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. {lamp: or, candle} A lamp is for light, and light is what we must have, --- sunlight by day, but lamplight by night. Christ is both. How dark it was before God Said, "Let there be light!", and then flashed the Light fr... Read More

2Sam 22:19 They prevented ["came upon"-RSV] me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. What a picture of human hatred! Satan has always hated our Lord. His forces are always arrayed against Him. David had the same experience, but God delivered him and protected him. Jehovah was his Stay... Read More

2Sam 22:47 The LORD liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. David had many enemies and so have we, but we can be victorious over them if we trust in Him Who Is "The Rock of our Salvation!" Our Salvation Originated in Him. Our Salvation was Manifested thr... Read More