The Angel In The Sky. Part [12] 06/26/2025 (Evening thought)

1st Chronicles 21:3 And Joab answered, The Lord make his people a hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

You will observe in the narrative that Joab was well aware of the sinfulness of David’s command, thus it was a well-informed decision that he made to move forward in obeying David. He was quite upset when he did s, but he did it anyway…. 1st Chronicles 21:4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

1st Chronicles 21:6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab. Lesson [1] God honors deliberate, well informed choices persons make, even if the choices are made with great hesitation and reservation. Even if you had second thoughts, or you were very upset when the decision was made, it still stands as a decision in the courts of heaven, once it was well informed.

Even though Joab hated the command given him by David, and even though he was greatly upset while he was doing so, it still counts as a solid decision in the books of heaven because he was well informed about what he was doing. Again, when the children of Israel clamored for a king, they were not to be left in darkness about the bad things the king would do. All of the gory details were laid bare before them, so that their decisions would be made with a clear knowledge of what they were getting into.

James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

The Angel In The Sky. Part [11] 06/25/2025 (Morning thought)

Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

All right inventions and improvements have their source in Him who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in working. The skillful touch of the physician's hand, his power over nerve and muscle, his knowledge of the delicate organism of the body, is the wisdom of divine power, to be used in behalf of the suffering. The skill with which the carpenter uses the hammer, the strength with which the blacksmith makes the anvil ring, comes from God.

Daniel 4:30 The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty? 31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.

Thus, with the numerous examples there before us, let’s see what lessons we can learn from the story of David numbering the people have gone because, we have a funny feeling that one day soon, we in our day may soon see an angel in the sky, either literally or figuratively. Pay close attention to the lessons.

Daniel 4:32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most-High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever he will.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!