The enemy had ripped David off and he was in anguish! The pain over losing his family was more than he, and the people with him, could bear. Yet, he didn't stay in that place but found himself stepping back, and encouraging himself in the Lord.
The enemy had ripped David off and he was in anguish! The pain over losing his family was more than he, and the people with him, could bear. Yet, he didn't stay in that place but found himself stepping back, and encouraging himself in the Lord.
The ancient rabbis used to say "Although God has created seven seas, yet He has chosen this one as His special delight." After visiting the Sea of Galilee, we understand. One of the most beautiful sites in Israel is coming over the hill and seeing this beautiful expanse of water.
What I see in the church at large today concerns me as a pastor, as a follower of Jesus. There are subtle shifts that happen with every generation, but the shifting of the church in our generation isn't so subtle. The culture and all its pressures seem to have made itself home within the church ...
David had just returned home to find that the Philistines had taken the whole city captive, including his family. He was devastated. The enemy had ripped him off.
Just a few miles from Dan is an area known today as Banias, the biblical area of Caesarea Philippi. Located at the base of Mt. Hermon, this region is the location of one of the largest springs feeding the Jordan River.
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