A Better Devil. [Part [11] 03/18/2024 (Evening thought)

Exodus 10:18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord. 19 And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

Thus, God who is true to His word, accepted David’s confession, just as God would have done with all of those persons who were participants either directly or indirectly. The problem is that most of them saw nothing wrong with what David did, and as such, it was not necessary to confess or repent of anything as far as they were concerned.

[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 747] The numbering was not finished when David was convicted of his sin. Self-condemned, he “said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech Thee, do away the iniquity of Thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.”

The prosperity of Israel under David had been due to the blessing of God rather than to the ability of her king or the strength of her armies. The taking of the census had caused disaffection among the people, yet they had themselves cherished the same sins that prompted David's action.

1st Chronicles 21:8 And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

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

A Better Devil. [Part [10] 03/17/2024 (Morning thought)

1st Chronicles 21:18 Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spoke in the name of the Lord.

Question: What are the implications of the answers to the previous questions, to those who are currently drinking Kool aid which they acknowledge, is laced with Cyanide? Question: Do the underlings in a government have a sacred duty to disobey orders and mandates coming from their superiors, if they know those commands will violate God’s revealed will directly? We must now address some of these concerns, so that clarity might be brought to the situation.

The reason why David’s entire household was spared from carnage, is because he was quick to confess his sins, after his conscience was pricked by the Holy Ghost. Right after the evil deed was done, David went into prayer, as the gravity of his sin rose before his mind. Thus, in his capacity as head of his household, those family members downstream became beneficiaries of his intercession, which then resulted in collateral blessing to his entire family as they were spared the judgements that came upon the land.

Believe it or not, there was a time when even the pharaoh of Egypt acknowledged his sins, and asked for prayer, and forgiveness. And guess what, Christ, who is rich in mercy, and always eager to forgive us, immediately removed the scourge, and everyone in pharaoh’s family then became beneficiaries of the collateral blessing of removal.

Exodus 10: 16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. 17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.

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