2 Samuel 22:29-30, 36, “O Lord, you are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness. In Your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall… You have given me Your shield of victory; Your help has made me great.” David knew that it was not because he was great or extraordinary in himself that he was victorious in battle, rather it was the power of the Lord in His life. He stepped into…..
“Jerusalem will become a refuge for those who escape. It will be a holy place” (Obadiah 17, NLT). Here, the Lord was bringing judgement against the proud that put their trust themselves and their own ways — Edom. They had swallowed up God’s people, plundered land, seized wealth and gloated about it. They would now reap out of what they had sown.But in the midst of this judgement, Jerusalem would become a refuge for those who escape this judgement; it…..
“I, Peter, am an apostle on assignment by Jesus, the Messiah, writing to exiles scattered to the four winds. Not one is missing, not one forgotten. God the Father has his eye on each of you, and has determined by the work of the Spirit to keep you obedient through the sacrifice of Jesus. May everything good from God be yours!” (1 Peter 1:1-2) They lost everything. Their lives shattered and then scattered like seeds to the wind. Can we…..