If you need encouragement today, take a look at the palm tree. You can cut it but you cannot really destroy it. The nutrients that most trees need to survive can be found just below the bark - so when you cut them, they die. But not the palm tree - its life comes from its heart so it thrives even under attack. Today, do no let issues or events that had happened to derail you. Stay focus on what God promised you - "strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy (Colossians 1:11). God's plan for you is to go deep, stay connected to Him and never be uprooted, barren or blown away. Psalm 92:12 "The righteous will flourish like a palm tree."
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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