Crossing the Besor

But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor. 1 Samuel 30:10

Many times we face difficult situations in our lives as it was the case with David. One day David arrives at his camp and meets the sad news that all his family and all his belongings were snatched by the enemy. The sadness of his people was so great that they wanted to stone David. In his sadness, David decides to consult with God to ask for direction. And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? Shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all  1 Samuel 30: 8. With that word of faith, David proceeds to rescue his people. Continue reading “Crossing the Besor”

In the cave (Part II)

And when Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his robe, and went out, and stood at the door of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him, saying, what are you doing here, Elijah? “1 Kings 19:13.

Continuing with the story of Elijah and Jezebel (read part I of the theme, In the cave), we see Elijah with fear to such a degree that he hide in a cave. Until Jehovah asks “What are you doing here, Elias?” Continue reading “In the cave (Part II)”

In the cave

“While Jezebel was killing off the LORD’s prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each, and had supplied them with food and water” 1 Kings 18: 4.

In 1 Kings 18-19 we read the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal. Elijah was a high-caliber prophet as they say around here. A prophet who fulfilled the command of God and he was so nice to the presence of God that one day he was taken directly by God. Continue reading “In the cave”

Giving THANKS

“always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:20

Thanksgiving is celebrated this week for many countries. History teaches us that this commemoration was celebrated in gratitude for a good harvest so all families and friends gather to thank God for the food and for all the blessings received during this time. Continue reading “Giving THANKS”

The armor

“Put on the whole armor of God, so that you can stand firm against the wiles of the devil”. Ephesians 6:11

In these times that we live has not been easy for everyone who believes and does not believe in God. We all live under the same sky. We suffer and we rejoice according to the circumstances of life. Moreover, as they say out there, life goes on. But, to be able to continue with the day to day and survive or win we need to always have the armor on. What armor? Continue reading “The armor”