Many of us as we go through troubles, we base our choices on unreliable authorities such as - CULTURE (everyone's doing it), TRADITION (we've always done it this way, REASON (it seems logical) and EMOTION (it just feels right). All these are flawed because they come from us, not God. What we need is a standard that will never lead us in the wrong direction and only God's Word rises to that standard. Solomon says: "Every Word of God is flawless." (Proverbs 30:5). So, trust and follow His Word - whether or not it makes sense to you or you feel like doing it. These words of Paul should become your rule-of-life: "I believe everything that ... is written in the Law and in the Prophets" (Acts 24:14)
Day 187 - Have Fear of God Read: Psalm 145; Proverbs 6:28-31; Revelation 6; 2 Samuel 15-16 2 Samuel 15 & 16 15:13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”14 Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.” To me, as a parent, it is so sad to note that King David got to run for his life from his own son, Absalom. His own son schemed for 40 years (15:7) to topple his own father - could you believe that? This is our Bible - it will not hide - all the successes and failures of God's people are truthfully reported. Why did King David suffer this? It started with his own sin of adultery with Bathsheba (11:3) Even though God had forgiven him when he sincerely repented by recognising that he sinned against the Lord (12:13), King David nee...
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