Author: Scott

And the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king gave him his oath. 2 Samuel 19:23 Recently, I was asked what I might speak about at a church event. I responded that I’m a bit of a broken record as I really have only one message, which is this – When…
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Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, “You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life and the lives of your sons and your daughters . . .” 2 Samuel 19:5 In my drug addiction, my appetite made my decisions, which…
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And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” 2 Samuel 18:5 I recently asked my parents what advice they’d give to their kids, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. My father challenged us to discover and become who God made us to be. My mother said…
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When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father. 2 Samuel 17:23 My wife showed me a story a while back about…
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Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the house, and all Israel will hear that you have made yourself a stench to your father . . .” 2 Samuel 16:21 A couple months ago, we had an open house at which there was a lot of…
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Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me back and let me see both it and his dwelling place. But if he says, “I have no pleasure in you,” behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems…
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Absalom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, ‘Absalom is king at Hebron!’” 2 Samuel 15:10 I’ve never consciously thought that I could do a better job than God and I’ve never really thought, I should be God. I have,…
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Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man designated by the king to hear you.” 2 Samuel 15:3 Having done too many sit-ups at the gym one day this week, I was driving my pickup later that day when I was hit with an agonizing cramp…
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For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day he violated his sister Tamar. 2 Samuel 13:32 As I’ve said before, in my drug use I didn’t set out to lose my job, derail my career, and destroy my family. No one purposefully does that. I simply didn’t weigh the possible…
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When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. 2 Samuel 13:21 A few years ago, on a flight with my family, we observed as a few young children ran up and down the aisle screaming and raising a ruckus. The flight attendant had to intervene, instructing the parents to act like…
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