King David sinned against the Lord by taking a census of the people of Israel. As a result, he had to choose from three forms of punishment for the entire nation. Out of fear of the Lord, he chose 3 days of pestilence. However, King David took this plague as an opportunity to repent, cleanse [...]
2 Samuel 21 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
40 years after King Saul's sin toward the Gibeonites, God inflicted a famine on Israel until King David made atonement by hanging 7 of Saul's grandsons. In this chapter, we learn: 1) There will always be "giants" 2) Dry times often come as a result of unresolved sin 3) There is both individual & national [...]
2 Samuel 20 – Mario Quezada (One Love Ministries)
2 Samuel 18 – Mario Quezada (One Love Ministries)
2 Samuel 17 – pt 2 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
Roots of bitterness hardened the hearts of Absalom and Ahithophel to the point of wanting to destroy King David. However, God's sovereign hand protected King David so that Absalom chose Hushai's counsel over Ahithophel's, which eventually led Ahithophel to take his own life. God is large & in charge, so let's not lean on our [...]
2 Samuel 16 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
Absalom’s rebellion against his father, King David revealed the true character of many. There was Ziba, “the opportunist”, Shimei, “the bitter self-righteous”, David, “the broken”, Absalom, “the arrogant”, Hushai, “the deceiver”, and Ahithophel, “the vengeful”. Times of rebellion are times of revelation. Nothing good resides in our flesh, so the secret to life is death!
Continue reading2 Samuel 13:21-39 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
The power of Lust! Sin breeds sin. By doing nothing about Tamar's rape, King David created the scenario for the rest of the tragedy that followed. Discipline and Forgivness would have changed the entire outcome. Both were and still are needed. There is no weapon more powerful than forgiveness. Are we so thoroughly delighted in [...]
2 Samuel 12 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
God used Nathan, a friend, to convict King David of his sin. After true repentance, the Lord restored King David and blessed him beyond what he deserved, according to the Lord's lovingkindness. We, like David, aren't sinners because we sin, rather we sin because we are sinners. Clean hands and a pure heart are not [...]
2 Samuel 10 – Aaron Larson (One Love Ministries)
King David attempted to show kindness to the Ammonites by sending his servants to console Hanun concerning the death of his father, the king. However, the Ammonites repaid their kindness with evil by humiliating David's servants. As a result, war broke out, and Israel defeated Ammon and their hired help, the Arameans. Just as David's [...]
2 Samuel 3 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
The House of David grew steadily stronger while the House of Saul grew steadily weaker, just as the Lord had spoken. Abner eventually submitted to God's choice and defected to the House of David in Judah. Where is our allegiance? In the House of God or the house of "self"? Like Abner, let's stop fighting [...]