This is what we need today. We need God’s help, but we need first to cry out to Him for help and repent of our sins and get rid our all our false gods. Today most of them are material possessions, money, etc. but we do have many foreign gods in our lands now too.

When you read the above chapter in Samuel you cannot but admire the faith of David. It was so strong that he knew that God would be with him in his battle with Goliath, because he also knew it was the Lord’s battle and he used David as his warrior to fight the battle.

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and…

It is actually quite surprising how quickly things have gone downhill in the last five or so years. The Bible warns us that this will be the case at the end of this age and unfortunately it is going to get worse before the Lord returns.

When we deceive ourselves or others and cannot communicate, everything becomes so tangled that it becomes impossible to fix.

It was God who made us and he knows us better than we know ourselves. It is because of that we need Him in our lives.

It is such a blessing to know the Lord, as He is our rest in this world of turmoil. Chaos is reigning in our lands now, but its time is short.

Even as Christians we have become so divided and confused on what we believe that we flounder and disobey God and go our own way.

We can only find it in the peace of God. We cannot find this peace in the world we live in today.

I think David’s words here express how we, who love the Lord and are experiencing sorrow in a different way. Our sorrow is that so many have abandoned their God and are in deep trouble if they don’t repent and come back to Him.