pegilee

This to me is a song of Thanksgiving................I can be a strong Christian...........Names and Metaphors: Lord God, Mighty Rock, Fortress, Protector, Shield, Powerful Weapon, Place of Shelter, Lord Most High, Defender, Rescuer, Standard Giver, Loyal, Faithful, sincere, Supporter, Victory Giver, Living Lord.

Saul sent him into battle, because he was angry with David and afraid of him. Saul did not like David's music. He then put David in charge of 1000 soldiers and sent him out to fight. His success is attributed to the help of God.

WHY DOES SAUL SEND DAVID INTO BATTLE? WHAT IS THE RESULT? TO WHAT DOES THE NARRATOR ATTRIBUTE DAVID'S SUCCESS: He was angry at David and afraid of him. Saul did not like David's music. He put David in charge of 1000 soldiers, and then sent him out to fight. The help of Jesus in his battle.

Saul sends David into battle, because of his strength, Saul know and believes that David can defeat, whomever and teach the soldiers how to do it. David and the soldiers won the battle.

I believe it is because we so often might forget that He is there to pray to and battle for us. "The Battle is the Lords" means to me that once we have prayed and asked Him to care for us and help us with whatever, He must have to battle in His own mind, just how He should answer us. If we give Jesus the freedom, which He already has, to help us, we should never command Him to do what we ask of Him. God is always on our side, however, the answer we want or seek from Him, might not be to our advantage, so at times, He answers "no".

Davids faith was very strong. He showed that when he told Saul he could take down Goliath. He explained how lethal he could be, with the fact that he killed dangerous animals that might attack his sheep. Saul wanted to see if he was as lethal and strong, as David claimed. He might have a little faith, as he told David to go ahead and fight Goliath.

David was upset and angry about Goliath's taunt, because, Goliath kept insulting the people and he was making fun of the army of the living God. Eliab was upset with David because he thought David was being nosy, etc. He even asked him what he was doing there. He thought David only came to watch the fighting. David was obedient to a calling from Saul. He came at his beckoning and offered to go and fight Goliath, as she felt that Goliath was only trying to turn the people into cowards. David told Saul that as he watches his sheep, when a wild animal tries to attack them, he kills them, thus he felt he must kill Goliath. Eliab was a haughty man.

I believe by listening to God's voice and listening carefully, we learn how to do what Jesus would want us to do. If we listen carefully, He actually audibly speaks to us and tells us what we need to do. If we listen to Jesus with an open heart and mind, then we can discern and make the decisions we need to make...........God teaches us how to discern, by listening to Him........To listen to the Spirit, we need to put all else out of our minds and thoughts, and really listen for Jesus to speak to us, with His still small voice.

Rebellion is when you rebel against something, and you don't want to do it. I know I have rebelled in the past when Jesus gave me an answer to a request, and I thought it was not correct.......shame on me. We should never rebel against God. Witchcraft to me is when one tries to not obey what Jesus wants us to do, and do it our way. This can be very detrimental. If we find rebellion in our hearts against God, we must repent and ask forgiveness from Jesus, so that we do not hinder our daily and momentary walk with Him. If we choose to do nothing, we definitely rebel against Jesus and this can cause us further problems.

Because of Christ's propitiation, His satisfaction of God's righteous demands, God is able to turn toward us. He has made us new creatures in Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, or a change of relation from enmity to peace. We have the privilege of telling others that they can be reconciled to Him, as well. God placed our sins on Christ. The word of reconciliation that righteousness that has been entrusted to us is to tell all people that God wants to restore them to a relationship with Himself. This is the Good News that everyone needs to hear. Ambassadors are more than messengers. They are representatives of a sovereign God who sent them.God has given us, His Ambassadors, a message of Peace and of reconciliation. Our mission is to implore people to be reconciled to God, and to listen to the forgiving voice of our Creator, Jesus.

Mary did not ask for a sign, so this remark does not reflect unbelief. She accepts her role without question in VS 38, and thus is a model of faith even though she does not fully understand everything. The work of God in Mary introduces something unknown before or after: the birth into the human race of One who is both God and man. She was rewarded because she obeyed. zacharias expresses his doubt and asked for a sign, a lack of faith that is addressed in VS 64 and 65. Zacharias completely ignored the divine source of the promise and the angelic messenger who delivered it. He was unworthy and did not obey.

That His name would be Jesus and He would save His people from sin, by dying on the cross, in our stead. He would be called "the Son of the Highest." The highest is another way of referring to the majesty of God. Mary pondered these things and wondered how could these things be...Mary did not ask for a sign, so she was not unbelieving. She accepts her role without question and thus is a model of faith even though she does not fully comprehend and understand everything. The work of God in Mary introduces something unknown before or after: the birth into the human race of One who is both God and man.

VS.17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, "old things have passed away; behold all things have become new. Because believers are united with Jesus both in His death and resurrection, they participate in the new creation. That is, they receive the benefits of being restored by Christ to what God had originally created them to be. A believers life should change because he or she is being transformed into the likeness of Christ. Old habits don't disappear immediately, unless it is a miracle. It took a long time to form these habits, and it sometimes takes time to get rid of them. As a new babe in Christ, we can and should strive to live as Christ would want us to do.

For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in our bodies. It is because we know this solemn fear of the Lord that we work so hard to persuade others. Gof knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.