28 Apr 2017

If you have seen my previous blogs and tweets, you would have known I've been reading 1 Samuel. 

I learned a lot about the lives of Samuel, Saul, David and Jonathan. Yesternight before sleeping I went ahead to reading 2 Samuel. 

At 1:30am, I was sleeping when I heard my Tatay called my name. He used to go out every Thursday night for Brgy duties as a Kagawad so I thought it was him who called me. I said aloud. Po? Then no one answered back but I was very sure I heard my name while I was sleeping. 

I went out of bed to go to parents room. Asked my father if he came by to call me. He said no. He was sleeping and he came early from duties. About 10pm.

I went back to bed and gotten sleep with thoughts why it happened. 

Came morning I realized what happened. Could it have been what I have been praying, that He speaks to me. In visions, in His Word, in dreams. 

I pray that He will speak to me and also He will give me the ability to Hear. 

27 Apr 2017

and no matter how Saul has been so mean to David, to the point the later has to protect his own life, he still had to show his kindness to King Saul. 

“This day you have seen with your own eyes how the Lord delivered you into my hands in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you; I said, ‘I will not lay my hand on my lord, because he is the Lord’s anointed.’ See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not wronged you, but you are hunting me down to take my life. May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord avenge the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you. As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,’ so my hand will not touch you.”

1 Samuel 24:10-13 NIV

http://bible.us/111/1sa.24.10-13.niv

25 Apr 2017

David was anointed to be the King of Israel at young age (1 Samuel 16) but became one only after around 40 more years of King Saul's reign. During this period, series of court services, confusions, fleeing to strongholds from fear of being killed, fighting battles, promises, misjudgements, pretending to be insane (1 Sam 21:13), and inquiring of the Lord has happened in the life of David. 

The Book of Psalm (which I read prior to 1 Samuel) was his joys and lamentations during this period. Wow! 

26 Apr 2017

“So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon feast came, the king sat down to eat. He sat in his customary place by the wall, opposite Jonathan, and Abner sat next to Saul, but David’s place was empty. Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, “Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.””

1 Samuel 20:24-26 NIV

David did not join Saul in the new moon fellowship (probably dinner) for he has been fleeing from Saul saying 'what did he do, what is his guilt that Saul is seeking His life. When Saul did not find him in his seat on this fellowship, he thought he must have been unclean. 

24 Apr 2017

Desmond: What am I supposed to do now?

Father: Whatever comes next.