Day: August 15, 2021

Why Did God Favor David?

David

“And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.”
–2SAMUEL 12:7-8

It is clear from reading about KIng David that God favored David from an early age.

“And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.”
–Acts 13:22

“Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings”
–Psalms 17:8

But, WHY did God favor David so?

Some say it was because David was so obedient to God’s commands.

But it is recorded in God’s Word, there were MANY times David was disobedient and sinned.

SO, it had little to do with David’s behaviors.

Some claim it was because David repented and changed his ways whenever he discovered he had sinned.

But it is recorded in God’s Word there were MANY others who repented when they discovered they had sinned.

So, AGAIN, it had little to do with David’s behaviors.

One suspects that if behavior was not the key, then perhaps David’s ATTITUDE was the reason God favored David over so many others–any of whom God could have raised up and protected.

From an EARLY age, David learned to trust the LORD for his sustenance and protection. When none of the other Israelites would face Goliath, David volunteered.

“David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.”
–1SAMUEL 17:37

Now, even though David trusted and obeyed the LORD, there were times when David famously SINNED.

Each time David sinned, however, he asked the LORD for mercy and to forgive his sin.

Which the LORD did.

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
–1JOHN 1:9

God smiled on David.

Exactly the reason why God’s favor alighted on David is for God to know.

Perhaps David was the PERFECT illustration that it is God’s MERCY which is supreme.

“For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.”
–Romans 9:15-16

DOES the reader have any thoughts as to why God favored David as He did?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

A Reminder: The Gospel is Simple

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: August 9, 2021.]

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The Occult Nature of End Times Weaponry

“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
–Matthew 24:37

There are a GREAT many parts of the end times which are NOT as they have been portrayed.

And those various components–like so much else–are surrounded by stories which have taken YEARS of careful construction to erect.

ONE of the components of end times society which utilizes this deception is the weaponry.

And because end times man is deceived, he believes ALL he has been spoon-fed about the end times weapons of man (both great and small) which he FEARS.

During the days of Noe (Noah), men of that pre-flood civilization utilized demonic power to perform a LOT of chores, including providing the weaponry of that long-ago time.

This fact was one of the primary reasons God wiped that civilization of early man off of the map.

“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
–Genesis 6:5

And like modern practitioners of the occult–wizards, witches, sorcerers and the like–that weaponry was surrounded by a cocoon of lies as to how it worked.

Occult practitioners derive their powers from familiar spirits.

This includes their weapons.

This not only includes the weapons of the future, it includes the most fearsome weapons of the immediate past.

To protect these weapons from being neutralized, a great many lies are told about them.

Because end times man is deceived, he believes these lies FOR THE MOST PART.

From reading various ancient texts, it is clear these deceptions have a LONG history among occult man. IF the reader would spend but a few moments looking over some of these ancient accounts, he would find a great many similarities between the weapons of yesteryear and the weapons of today.

MOST of these deceptions are given the clothes of SCIENCE! to wear (which makes sense once the reader understands that SCIENCE! is an ancient, pagan religion and NOT some impartial referee of the world around us).

“And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.”
–Luke 17:26

And so, end times man will continue to be plied with tales of man’s end times weapons.

This includes the ‘weapons of the future’–which, for the most part are the weapons of the past.

“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.”
–Eccelsiastes 1:9-11

The believer should keep this in mind when he next hears of the NEXT BIG ‘science fiction weapons’ which are being unveiled for use by man’s military in the last days.

End times weapons are as subject to the laws of spiritual warfare as other parts of the worker of iniquity’s tool box.

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Others as well, would be wise to keep this all in mind, but others are deceived and so will as ready believe all that they have been told as were their fathers before them–which puts them at the mercy of the occult weaponry of the last days.

HAS the reader ever given much thought to the weaponry which he regularly reads about in the Corporate Media (Satan’s Mouthpiece)?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

A Reminder: The Gospel is Simple

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: August 9, 2021.]

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The Blank Page Obsession

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“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.”
–Romans 15:4

There is a SIZABLE group who are focused on pens and various configurations of paper.

In other words, FOR SOME REASON, there are those who focus on pens (or pencils) and paper.

These folks are noticeable whenever a department store puts its ‘school supplies’ on display–including many pens and pencils AND a whole array of paper tablets of various sizes.  They are drawn to these displays–specifically the displays of pens and paper–like a moth is drawn to a flame.

Perhaps this group has been bitten by the “blank page bug,” i.e; the desire to fill up blank pages of paper with the wisdom they KNOW will pour out of them as soon as they begin writing?

OR, perhaps they just abhor a blank page and feel the need to fill it with SOMETHING?

Maybe as children, these folks were deprived of paper and writing utensils?

Perhaps this group is that part of mankind which is forever searching for the PERFECT PEN: that pen which not only LOOKS good, but FEELS good and PERFORMS WONDERFULLY each and every time it is called upon?

For some, the PERFECT pen not only looks good, it fits their hand like it was made for it.  The only thing a PERFECT pen does not do is get up early in the morning and fix its owner a breakfast of eggs and bacon.

Whatever the reason, these people REALLY appreciate pens and paper.

A LOT.

It doesn’t matter that they have BUCKETS of pens and STACK upon STACK of paper: they never miss an opportunity to add to their collection.

SO, maybe this odd fascination with pens and paper–like other things of the world–can be easily explained with one sentence.

“It’s not so much the getting of the thing which brings satisfaction: it is the chase.”

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

A Reminder: The Gospel is Simple

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: August 13-15, 2021.]

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Resist Rebellion

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“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. “
–1SAMUEL 15:23

A great many wander about, chattering on the topic of REBELLING against the authorities.

There are at least six Bible verses which command the follower of God and Jesus Christ–actually, they command ALL men–NOT to rebel against the civil authorities.

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The advocates for rebellion and revolt usually trot out the same tired arguments about ‘tyrants’ being the leaders today OR the same tired question, “Are you a man or a mouse?”

In Peter’s First Epistle, the apostle writes about Christians being persecuted (by real tyrants!).

Does Peter advise rebellion?

“Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;  Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men”
–1PETER 2:13-15

Guess the apostle Peter would NOT have made much of an American founding father–which is yet ANOTHER tired argument one hears from the rebellion-pushers.

“The founding fathers were rebels!  Are you saying there’s something wrong with the founders?”

A GREAT MANY who promote rebellion are the church folk.

By a great coincidence, a compadre from a long-ago Bible college showed up on the doorstep this past week and was urging rebellion as the thing to do.

“Where do you draw the line?”

(AS IF the previously-offered “When the law of man disobeys God’s Word, then you are not to obey man’s law–NOT rebel.” somehow was powerless to answer that question.)

There will be any number of friends, family, acquaintances and hardly-know-’ems who will be talking up rebellion as the ‘way to go.’

Some of these talkers will be dyed-in-the-wool workers of iniquity.

Other of these talkers will just be those who follow along after such men.

Still others of this group will be those who REALLY are convinced by all of the idle chatter and want to try their hand at being rebels.

ALL will be acting contrary to God’s Word.

IF the reader wishes to remain in God’s good graces, he will ignore these vain talkers.

“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”
–Romans 13:1-2

IF the reader does not believe in God or Jesus Christ, then, by all means, follow these men wherever they may lead.

(The reader should be reminded that a good answer to any who advocate rebellion is “You first.”)

This piece will close with an offering of what are SURELY the most DETESTED Bible verses in America: from Romans 13.

“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”
–Romans 13:1-2

HAS the reader heard any of this chit chat lately about rebellion?

DOES the reader believe this to little more than idle talk–OR, does the reader believe this all sounds good and reasonable?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

A Reminder: The Gospel is Simple

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: August 11, 2021.]

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by Jeremiah Jameson
–with Mondo Frazier

image: Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash.com

© Jeremiah J. Jameson and End Times Prophecy Report, 2012-21. © Mondo Frazier and End Times Prophecy Report, DBKP 2007-2021. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jeremiah J. Jameson and End Times Prophecy Report with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

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