According to Wikipedia, “An Achilles’ heel is a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can lead to downfall. While the mythological origin refers to a physical vulnerability, idiomatic references to other attributes or qualities that can lead to downfall are common.” Discouragement is one weapon Satan uses to neutralize a leader. Not even Moses, […]
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DISCOURAGEMENT: SATAN’S WEAPON AGAINST BELIEVERS (5)
Many of David’s subordinates disappointed him at one time or another and brought much pain to him. Shimei was one of them; Joab was another. The act of treason from his own son, Absalom was even more devastating to the king. But among all these, none seemed to have hurt David more than the disloyalty […]
DISCOURAGEMENT: SATAN’S WEAPON AGAINST BELIEVERS (4)
It is not always easy to know exactly when David wrote some of the Psalms, but the words found in Psalms 61:1-2; 69:19-21; and 143:3-8 among others reveal a lot about the discouragement David experienced. For instance, in Psalm 69:19-21 he lamented, “You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor; My adversaries are all […]
MAKING GOD OUR HOPE (2)
Like we said, hope is trust in God for the things we expect in future. Beyond the unseen things that the believer hopes for, God is also our hope. The Psalmist writes thus: “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet […]
FORGIVENESS: THE MISSING BALM (2)
There are three examples in Scriptures that reveal the heart and character of Jesus, which we must emulate. When Jesus met the woman of Samaria He obviously knew everything about her. Jesus knew about the existing cultural divide between the Jews and the Samaritans that predated his period. Despite the cultural differences, Jesus still treated […]
FORGIVING LIKE JESUS 2
Jesus dealing with Peter failings leaves us with another example of how we can forgive those who hurt us or those who let us down. Perhaps, no New Testament disciple was more impulsive and unstable like Peter. What Jacob was in the Old Testament, Peter is in the New Testament – unstable Characters. But God […]
