MONDAY, March 17th, 2008
Thank you for being patient! Please continue to be faithful with your devotions! I have been doing them, I just was not able to post them because I was in the hospital from thursday until Yesterday morning. I cannot wait for each of you to see Will, If you would like to come over and visit give me a call.
Let me tell you about him before We do these devotions. Will Ethan Tomlin was born Thursday at 2:20pm and he weighed 8lbs. and 14 ounces. He was 21 inches long, and all the nurses could not stop talking about Will for our hospital stay. It was lots of fun! (Except for the lack of sleep part). I already have many hilarious stories that I cannot wait to share about little Will. Like I said on Sunday, I am in love with new son of mine, Will. I call him "God's Will" for my life! If you want to pay us a visit at home, give me a call and we will let you know when to come by! Thanks
I Chronicles 22:1-10
Pastor Lee:
What a cool passage! I can find a whole bunch of applications for me, I will share my thoughts first then try to apply it generally after that. David was a man after Gods own heart, and He wanted to do GREAT things for God, and he did! However when he wanted to build a temple for God, God said "David, I want your son to do that". The cool part about Davids response is that He did not get upset, but He said, "well, then I am going to get things ready so that when my son builds your temple, it will be much easier for him.
David helped to set his son, Solomon, up for success in Gods plan for his life. As a parent, that is my job as well, God has called me to do some great things, but I believe He also will call my son, Will, to do great things, and I, the father need to help and train Will to follow Gods plan.
This applies to you as well, (even if you dont have kids). God calls each of us to a different path. We must seek to follow that path for our life, while encouraging the people around us to follow God as well. The passage says that David prepared abundantly before his death. What are you planning abundantly for? Are you abundantly chasing Gods plan, our your own plan?
What else did you get from this?
1 Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
4 Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
Let me tell you about him before We do these devotions. Will Ethan Tomlin was born Thursday at 2:20pm and he weighed 8lbs. and 14 ounces. He was 21 inches long, and all the nurses could not stop talking about Will for our hospital stay. It was lots of fun! (Except for the lack of sleep part). I already have many hilarious stories that I cannot wait to share about little Will. Like I said on Sunday, I am in love with new son of mine, Will. I call him "God's Will" for my life! If you want to pay us a visit at home, give me a call and we will let you know when to come by! Thanks
I Chronicles 22:1-10
Pastor Lee:
What a cool passage! I can find a whole bunch of applications for me, I will share my thoughts first then try to apply it generally after that. David was a man after Gods own heart, and He wanted to do GREAT things for God, and he did! However when he wanted to build a temple for God, God said "David, I want your son to do that". The cool part about Davids response is that He did not get upset, but He said, "well, then I am going to get things ready so that when my son builds your temple, it will be much easier for him.
David helped to set his son, Solomon, up for success in Gods plan for his life. As a parent, that is my job as well, God has called me to do some great things, but I believe He also will call my son, Will, to do great things, and I, the father need to help and train Will to follow Gods plan.
This applies to you as well, (even if you dont have kids). God calls each of us to a different path. We must seek to follow that path for our life, while encouraging the people around us to follow God as well. The passage says that David prepared abundantly before his death. What are you planning abundantly for? Are you abundantly chasing Gods plan, our your own plan?
What else did you get from this?
1 Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
4 Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
FRIDAY, March 14th, 2008
Will Is Beautiful! He Takes after his Daddy! :)
Ok, Not True, We all know his beauty comes from Mommy!
I Chronicles 17:1-15
Pastor Lee:
What a cool message, first I will give you the obvious application, then I will share some other thoughts. David was sitting in his nice, luxurious house one day and he said to himself, why am I in this nice house and the symbol of the presence of God is under a tent. David had a good thought huh? He was going to build a house for the ark of the covenant. The prophet Nathan, figured well, that is a good thing, so you should do it. However, neither one of them sought God about it, and the truth is, God had different plans.
Even though something may be good, that doesnt mean it is right. We must seek Gods will in every part of our life, whether good or bad, right or wrong. God has a plan and when we follow that plan we find the best path for our life.
If he would not have heeded what God said, then he would have robbed his son of a future blessing. The truth is, that when we disobey God, we do not only effect ourselves, but we influence the lives of so many others around us and after us. Read this passage and let it remind you that "His ways are not our ways, but "Gods ways" are higher than our ways. He knows the best plan for our life!
1 Now it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under tent curtains.”
2 Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
3 But it happened that night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: “You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.
5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel, even to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
6 Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’”’
7 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.
8 And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
9 Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously,
10 since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the LORD will build you a house.[a]
11 And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
12 He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
13 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
14 And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.”’”
15 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
Ok, Not True, We all know his beauty comes from Mommy!
I Chronicles 17:1-15
Pastor Lee:
What a cool message, first I will give you the obvious application, then I will share some other thoughts. David was sitting in his nice, luxurious house one day and he said to himself, why am I in this nice house and the symbol of the presence of God is under a tent. David had a good thought huh? He was going to build a house for the ark of the covenant. The prophet Nathan, figured well, that is a good thing, so you should do it. However, neither one of them sought God about it, and the truth is, God had different plans.
Even though something may be good, that doesnt mean it is right. We must seek Gods will in every part of our life, whether good or bad, right or wrong. God has a plan and when we follow that plan we find the best path for our life.
If he would not have heeded what God said, then he would have robbed his son of a future blessing. The truth is, that when we disobey God, we do not only effect ourselves, but we influence the lives of so many others around us and after us. Read this passage and let it remind you that "His ways are not our ways, but "Gods ways" are higher than our ways. He knows the best plan for our life!
1 Now it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under tent curtains.”
2 Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
3 But it happened that night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: “You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.
5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel, even to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
6 Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’”’
7 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.
8 And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
9 Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously,
10 since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the LORD will build you a house.[a]
11 And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
12 He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
13 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
14 And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.”’”
15 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
THURSDAY, March 13th, 2008
Katie and Pastor Lee's First Son, Will
should be born today! Say a prayer for us!
I Chronicles 16: 23-29
Pastor Lee:
This is that song from yesterday still going on. I am not sure whether or not this is the 24th verse or if this is part of the chorus or a bridge, :) Just kidding, It is none of those, it is just a simple outpouring from the heart of David to the people and to the heart of God.
I color coordinated it again for you today. The blue is talking about what a great God we have and the orange is talking about How we need to tell the world about our great God! So, More specific, David tells us to Proclaim, or tell, the whole world about His salvation every single day! We are to declare it. I think of a declaration as a strong, confident, and clear statement about a fact. Well Salvation is a fact, so we need to share it confidently.
The rest of the passage is talking about our Great God, and the most impacting part for me, is where is says, "Give the Lord the Glory Due His Name! When I was growing up, I made a club and everyone who wanted to be a member had to pay me "Dues". It was like a quarter or something, but if they were a part of my club, then their money was due to me. In the same way, God created us, sustains us, and saved us. He is due of EVERYTHING we have!
23 Sing to the LORD, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
25 For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised; He is also to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the LORD made the heavens.
27 Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and gladness are in His place.
28 Give to the LORD, O families of the peoples, Give to the LORD glory and strength.
29 Give to the LORD the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness!
should be born today! Say a prayer for us!
I Chronicles 16: 23-29
Pastor Lee:
This is that song from yesterday still going on. I am not sure whether or not this is the 24th verse or if this is part of the chorus or a bridge, :) Just kidding, It is none of those, it is just a simple outpouring from the heart of David to the people and to the heart of God.
I color coordinated it again for you today. The blue is talking about what a great God we have and the orange is talking about How we need to tell the world about our great God! So, More specific, David tells us to Proclaim, or tell, the whole world about His salvation every single day! We are to declare it. I think of a declaration as a strong, confident, and clear statement about a fact. Well Salvation is a fact, so we need to share it confidently.
The rest of the passage is talking about our Great God, and the most impacting part for me, is where is says, "Give the Lord the Glory Due His Name! When I was growing up, I made a club and everyone who wanted to be a member had to pay me "Dues". It was like a quarter or something, but if they were a part of my club, then their money was due to me. In the same way, God created us, sustains us, and saved us. He is due of EVERYTHING we have!
23 Sing to the LORD, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
25 For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised; He is also to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the LORD made the heavens.
27 Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and gladness are in His place.
28 Give to the LORD, O families of the peoples, Give to the LORD glory and strength.
29 Give to the LORD the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness!
WEDNESDAY, March 12th, 2008
I Chronicles 16:1-11
Pastor Lee:
One of the many cool things about king David is that he was a song writer. When he wasnt killing a lion, a bear, or a giant, (like it says he did in I Samuel) he loved to write music. He would play his harp and sing songs of praise to God. This passage is about a worship service that was led by David. Once they got to the place where the ark would rest they had a service to thank God for bringing this symbol of Gods blessing back to their people. Verses 1-6 talk about what happened at the service, why they had the service, who came to the service and so on. When we get to verse 7 we see that David introduces a song of praise that He wrote. The song is in verses 8 - 11 and here is what the song says in my own words.
Thank you Lord! Everybody ought To Know Who Jesus Is! Sing Unto The Lord! Glory To His Name! Rejoice in the Lord Always! and Seek Ye First The Kingdom of God!
Each one of those sentances above are songs that we also sing. And it falls right in line with the same thing they were singing about back then. Kind of Cool Huh! God deserves and desires our praises and worship today just as much as He did then.
1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had built for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
3 Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.
4 And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the LORD God of Israel:
5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals;
6 Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.
David’s Song of Thanksgiving
7 On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the LORD:
8 Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
10 Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD!
11 Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
Pastor Lee:
One of the many cool things about king David is that he was a song writer. When he wasnt killing a lion, a bear, or a giant, (like it says he did in I Samuel) he loved to write music. He would play his harp and sing songs of praise to God. This passage is about a worship service that was led by David. Once they got to the place where the ark would rest they had a service to thank God for bringing this symbol of Gods blessing back to their people. Verses 1-6 talk about what happened at the service, why they had the service, who came to the service and so on. When we get to verse 7 we see that David introduces a song of praise that He wrote. The song is in verses 8 - 11 and here is what the song says in my own words.
Thank you Lord! Everybody ought To Know Who Jesus Is! Sing Unto The Lord! Glory To His Name! Rejoice in the Lord Always! and Seek Ye First The Kingdom of God!
Each one of those sentances above are songs that we also sing. And it falls right in line with the same thing they were singing about back then. Kind of Cool Huh! God deserves and desires our praises and worship today just as much as He did then.
1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had built for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
3 Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.
4 And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the LORD God of Israel:
5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals;
6 Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.
David’s Song of Thanksgiving
7 On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the LORD:
8 Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
10 Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD!
11 Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
TUESDAY, March 11th, 2008
I Chronicles 15:1-3,25-29
Pastor Lee:
This is a very interesting passage with many obvious truths. First let me explain what the ark is for those of you who may not know. The Ark of the Covenant was a beautiful container that represented the covenants that God had made with the people. Inside this box were the ten commandments and a few other biblical items. When a nation or a family had the box, they had "the glory of God" in other words, they were able to experience the reality of God in a wonderful way.
Here is where this gets personal, The people in this passage were so excited about being near the presence of God, that they dressed their best, and they were celebrating like you wouldnt believe. They were shouting, dancing, singing, and rejoicing over this symbol that proved, God was with them.
I think many times, we come to church, (to see God) and we arent excited at all, or if we are excited, it is all for the wrong reasons. We may come totally excited because we get to spend time with our friends, totally overlooking the fact that we are going to spend time with our savior, our God.
Maybe we need to ask God to halp make us more excited about being in His presence.
By the way, that last part; about the lady despising David: you will always have opposition when you try to do what is right!
1 David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.
2 Then David said, “No one may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.”
3 And David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
26 And so it was, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bulls and seven rams.
27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps.
29 And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the City of David, that Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David whirling and playing music; and she despised him in her heart.
Pastor Lee:
This is a very interesting passage with many obvious truths. First let me explain what the ark is for those of you who may not know. The Ark of the Covenant was a beautiful container that represented the covenants that God had made with the people. Inside this box were the ten commandments and a few other biblical items. When a nation or a family had the box, they had "the glory of God" in other words, they were able to experience the reality of God in a wonderful way.
Here is where this gets personal, The people in this passage were so excited about being near the presence of God, that they dressed their best, and they were celebrating like you wouldnt believe. They were shouting, dancing, singing, and rejoicing over this symbol that proved, God was with them.
I think many times, we come to church, (to see God) and we arent excited at all, or if we are excited, it is all for the wrong reasons. We may come totally excited because we get to spend time with our friends, totally overlooking the fact that we are going to spend time with our savior, our God.
Maybe we need to ask God to halp make us more excited about being in His presence.
By the way, that last part; about the lady despising David: you will always have opposition when you try to do what is right!
1 David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.
2 Then David said, “No one may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.”
3 And David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
26 And so it was, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bulls and seven rams.
27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps.
29 And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the City of David, that Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David whirling and playing music; and she despised him in her heart.
MONDAY, March 10th, 2008
I Chronicles 11:10-19
Pastor Lee:
Wow, bear with me, this might be a little tough for you to get at first, but I have color coded parts of it to help you out. In the beginning of this passage (the blue text), we see David "mighty men" mentioned. Then the orange text explains who those men were, which might be important, but that is not what I focused on.
The red text is where the story gets interesting: David is trapped in a cave by many philistines that want to kill him. While David is there he tells three of his men, "Hey guys, I sure wish I had a drink!" So David's "Mighty Men" go out of the cave risking their life, to get David a drink of water. Think about it: David is standing there, Hey mighty men, I am thirsty, see that well, out there past all of those men that want to kill us? Would you mind going and getting me a drink? Please?
Well These definitely are mighty men, and they go out there, risking their life, to get a glass of water for David. Well when they get back David dumps the water out, and said that he should not have sent them out.
I dont know about you, but I would have said, DAVID! you already sent us out and risked our life, you might as well drink the water now!! But the truth is, that realized that what he did was wrong and he did not want to anything good to come from his mistake. I think that is why he poured it out, because then He could say, God I made a stupid mistake, but thank you for saving my men! And because you brought them back safely, I will not enjoy this drink they brought, on behalf of my stupidity, but I will pour it out, as a reminder of my stupidity.
Two quick lessons and then you tell me what you got:
1. Even if your leader is wrong, he is still your leader, and you need to obey him. (unless it is sin)
2. When we make a mistake, we need to admit it and learn from it, not just ignore it!
10 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.
12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.
19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
Pastor Lee:
Wow, bear with me, this might be a little tough for you to get at first, but I have color coded parts of it to help you out. In the beginning of this passage (the blue text), we see David "mighty men" mentioned. Then the orange text explains who those men were, which might be important, but that is not what I focused on.
The red text is where the story gets interesting: David is trapped in a cave by many philistines that want to kill him. While David is there he tells three of his men, "Hey guys, I sure wish I had a drink!" So David's "Mighty Men" go out of the cave risking their life, to get David a drink of water. Think about it: David is standing there, Hey mighty men, I am thirsty, see that well, out there past all of those men that want to kill us? Would you mind going and getting me a drink? Please?
Well These definitely are mighty men, and they go out there, risking their life, to get a glass of water for David. Well when they get back David dumps the water out, and said that he should not have sent them out.
I dont know about you, but I would have said, DAVID! you already sent us out and risked our life, you might as well drink the water now!! But the truth is, that realized that what he did was wrong and he did not want to anything good to come from his mistake. I think that is why he poured it out, because then He could say, God I made a stupid mistake, but thank you for saving my men! And because you brought them back safely, I will not enjoy this drink they brought, on behalf of my stupidity, but I will pour it out, as a reminder of my stupidity.
Two quick lessons and then you tell me what you got:
1. Even if your leader is wrong, he is still your leader, and you need to obey him. (unless it is sin)
2. When we make a mistake, we need to admit it and learn from it, not just ignore it!
10 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.
12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.
19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
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