Encouraging Yourself in the Lord Your God

1 Sam 30:1-10. When God’s hand of discipline was extended towards David in Ziklag, he is brought to the lowest point in his life to that point and a place of great distress. However, this affliction had the desired affect as we read that David then encouraged himself in the Lord His God and prays […]

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Seeking God’s Guidance

1 Samuel 23:1-29. When David “enquired of the Lord”, he was not asking for “something”, but simply seeking guidance and direction. He wanted to know and follow God’s will. This portion gives us great lessons for our own journey on what it means to seek God’s will and enquire of Him. 

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Oh Soul, Why are You Cast Down Within Me?

Ps 42:1-11. In difficult times (like, oh I don’t know, a Pandemic and a lockdown?) we can become downcast, weary and brought low. We may sense that it is wearing on us as believers. The psalmist is able to counsel his own soul with the truth and bring himself up and out, something we all […]

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