Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

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If you’re a Christian, have you ever considered what Christ has done for you?

In the end of Ephesians chapter four and the beginning of chapter five, we read that Christ has forgiven you — that is, God did it through Christ — But then also, that’s true because Christ loved us and gave himself for us as an offering to God.

We ought to love one another. We ought to forgive one another because Christ has offered himself for us.

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Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

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What has Christ done for you? Well, I know one thing he’s done for you, whether you want to agree with it or not. 

Christ offered himself for you. Ephesians chapter 5 verse 2 says,

As Christ also has loved us and given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

Christ died for you. Now, what are you going to do with that information today?

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Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

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How should we live and how should we walk?

I’m not talking about how you put one foot in front of another. I’m talking about how you interact with others.

Paul says in Ephesians five verse two, …walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us…

We ought to walk as Christ has showed us the pattern.

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Ephesians 5:1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

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Paul calls upon Christians to think about their relationship with God and then to imitate God as children. 

In Ephesians chapter five verse one we read, Therefore be imitators of God as dear children… Look at how God has done things and do them the same way.

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Ephesians 4:32 – And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.

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How should we treat other people?

It’s sometimes hard to determine the right choice and how to interact with people. But one thing I know we should do, we should treat them as God treats us. That is to say, we should be kind to them and we should forgive when people do us wrong

God in Christ has forgiven us. Ephesians, Chapter four, Verse 32 we ought to be kind and forgive others

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Ephesians 4:31 – Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

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What are a few things you need to get out of your life? For some, they fall into the category of those that Paul was speaking to as he wrote Ephesians Chapter four verse 31. 

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

These things, Paul says, you don’t need in your life. So let’s begin getting rid of those out of our lives today.

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Ephesians 4:30 – And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 

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Are you sealed with the Holy Spirit? Paul says in Ephesians Chapter four, Verse 30. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Paul says that the part of the work of the Holy Spirit is to seal you. That’s the idea of a signet ring and hot wax to put a seal on something, and the Holy Spirit claims you belong to God, if you’re a Christian — if you have obeyed the gospel.

Have you obeyed the Gospel and put Christ on in Baptism today?

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Ephesians 4:30 – And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 

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Ephesians Chapter four, Verse 30 says. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 

There’s a day that I’m looking forward to. It’s the day of redemption where God will redeem back all those who are faithful to him, and we will live with him for eternity. Are you ready for that day?

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Ephesians 4:30-31 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 

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Are you grieving the Holy Spirit? Are you participating in things in your life that would grieve the one who’s signifying you as a Christian? 

Notice Paul has said in Ephesians, Chapter four, Do not be angry. Do not allow your anger to control you.  Do not lie, but speak the truth. Do not let corrupt words proceed out of your mouth.

Are you grieving the Holy Spirit in these ways? If so, I hope you’ll change beginning today. 

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Ephesians 4:29 – Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

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When we think about the words and the things that we ought to say, consider that we ought to speak words that build people up. That’s not to say there’s not times to correct people, there certainly are, but we ought to speak words that are good for edification. We ought to help people learn how to love God and serve him better,

Paul says in Ephesians 4:29. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth. But what is good for necessary edification that it may impart grace to the hearers. 

Speak words that connect people to God.

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Ephesians 4:29 – Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

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When you think about how you live and how we are to live as Christians, if you’re a Christian, Paul says this to you in Ephesians four verse 29: Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification?

What Paul’s saying there is, don’t allow your words that you speak to be those that influence people to do evil. Don’t allow your words to become those things that create corruption in other people’s lives. Think about that today.

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Psalm 139:17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

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How do you feel about the thoughts and word of God? I know how David felt David. David wrote in Psalms 139,

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

David knew how precious God’s word, God’s thoughts, were, and he wanted them to be a part of his life.

What about you? Are God’s thoughts precious to you, or something you show disdain toward? How are you living before God today?

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Psalm 139:13-15 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.  I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.  My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

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Who were you before you were born? I’m not saying that you lived a past life or you’ve been reincarnated or anything like that. I’m asking, were you “you” before you were born? 

David writes in Psalms 139, 

For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Did you know that? According to David, a baby in the womb is known by God and is already the person that God knows they will be?

How then could a Christian support abortion?

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Psalm 139:11-12 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me; Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

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We read in John that Jesus says men desire to do their deeds in the dark because their deeds are evil. But they failed to recognize that they can’t hide their deeds from God.

David writes this in Psalms 139, If I say surely the darkness shall fall on me. Even the night shall be light about me. Indeed, The darkness shall not hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness and the light are both alike to you.

God knows your deeds. Whether done in the light or done in the dark. God knows your deeds.

How are you living in view of God’s judgment today?

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Psalm 139:9-10 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,  Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.

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When David writes in Psalms 139 concerning the fact that he could not escape the presence of God (though he didn’t want to) He also says this: 

If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there, your hand shall lead me and your right hand shall hold me. 

Let us be those who, like David, want God to guide our lives. Let us be those who, like David, want God to lead our paths.  And let us look to His word to live as he desires for us to live.

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Psalm 139:7-8 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?  If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

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Can a man escape from God? The answer is most certainly not, David writes in Psalms 139, where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in hell, behold, you are there… 

David says. It doesn’t matter where I go in this life. I could go up in the sky.  could go down into the grave. But God, either way, you’re there.  If God is there and he is, how are you living in view of that fact.

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Psalm 139:5 You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.

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Have you ever felt trapped? David did. Psalm 139, he says, You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. 

That may sound like a bad thing. That may sound like David’s not too happy about the situation, but it’s the exact opposite because David felt confined or trapped into righteousness. David said God was protecting him and hedging him in and had his hand on him. 

You might feel trapped by others, but you ought to feel protected when the Lord keeps you in the path of righteousness.

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Psalm 139:2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.

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What does God know about you? Oh, he knows many things. 

David says in Psalm 139, You know, my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thoughts afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 

Have you given thought to the fact that God knows you inside and out — your actions and your words and your thoughts before you ever think them? 

Be sure to be right before God. Love him and obey him, for he knows you.

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Psalm 139:1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

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Do you know something? I have great news. God knows you, and He loves you. 

David would write in Psalm 139, 0 Lord, you have searched me and known me.

God, just like with David, knows you. The question is, do you know Him? 

He knows who you are, and He wants you to be saved. Have you obeyed His plan of salvation today? 

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1 Chronicles 16:11-12 Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore! Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth…

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How can you have strength in hard times? You could have strength in hard times by seeking the Lord. 

David in a song says this, in First Chronicles Chapter 16,

Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face evermore. 

Remember his marvelous works, which he has done his wonders and the judgments of his mouth.

We need to be those who seek the Lord and his strength in times of difficulty. 

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1 Chronicles 16:10-11 – Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually. Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

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What should cause your heart to rejoice?

What should cause you to be happy? What should cause you to know that there’s value and purpose in life?

David says it’s seeking The Lord in first Chronicles Chapter 16, we read, 

Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face evermore. 

Glory in his name (verse 10) Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord. 

Seek God and rejoice in your heart today.

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1 Chronicles 16:8-9 – Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!

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In Ephesians, chapter five, we’re commanded to sing psalms and hymns and to encourage one another and to give thanks to the Lord. 

David does that in first Chronicles Chapter 16 where we read 

Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon his name. Make known His deeds among the peoples. sing to Him, Sing Psalms to Him, talk of all His wondrous works. 

We need to be thanksgiving people. We need to be those who are thankful to God and recognize all His wonderful deeds that He’s done for us.

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1 Chronicles 15:12-13 – He said to them, You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.  For because you did not do it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.

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It’s so very important to make sure that we do things the way God has commanded us to do them in our worship and in our service, in our lives and in our homes. 

David found that out the hard way and Uzzah died, but we read in first chronicles chapter 15, You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it. For because you did not do it the first time the Lord our God broke out against us because we did not consult Him about the proper order.

We fail to do what’s right when we fail to do it God’s way. Let us live and serve God in accordance with His commandments and not our own opinions.

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1 Chronicles 15:2 Then David said, “No one may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.”

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And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ. 

In 1Chronicles 15, we read, Then David said, no one may carry the ark of God, but the Levites for the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before him forever.

David makes this declaration, but it really wasn’t David’s choice. David found out the hard way (by trying to transport the ark on a cart and costing Uzzah his life) he found out the hard way that God had already commanded how it was supposed to be done. 

David here declares what God had already said. 

You do it my way, God says, or don’t do it at all.

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2 Samuel 6:6-7 And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the ark of God.

2 Samuel 5:18-19 – The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. So David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” And the LORD said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

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And now admonition brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ. What should you do when you’re in danger? What should you do when you’re afraid of what someone else might do to you?

May I encourage you, begin by praying. When David is threatened by the Philistines in 2 Samuel chapter five, we read. 

So David inquired of the Lord saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines?  Will you deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to David, Go up for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.

Though our relationship with Lord is different today than it was in David’s day, David inquired with Lord David sought the Lord’s help. Do that for yourself when you’re in danger. 

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2 Samuel 5:6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” thinking, “David cannot come in here.”

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Taunting people is a dangerous thing. Some men from the Jebusites decided to taunt David, they said, Our blind and our lame in our city of Jerusalem could keep you back from coming into our city. 

They thought they were well defended. They thought they were Impenetrable. They thought even their blind and their lame could stop David. But David will put the challenge to his army and to the one who retains that challenge and defeats the city, he says, I’ll make you chief and captain over the Army. 

Well, Joab will do exactly that because the people taunted David. David was determined to overthrow them, and he did. 

Taunting people is a dangerous thing 

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2 Samuel 4:9-11 But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all adversity, when someone told me, saying, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ thinking to have brought good news, I arrested him and had him executed in Ziklag-the one who thought I would give him a reward for his news. How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous person in his own house on his bed? Therefore, shall I not now require his blood at your hand and remove you from the earth?”

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Assumptions are a dangerous thing. In Second Samuel Chapter 4, two men kill Saul’s son who has taken the throne of Israel, and they bring his head to David thinking because he’s David’s enemy, David will reward them. They assumed wrong. We read in second Samuel, Chapter four, 

As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all adversity. When someone told me saying, Look, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good news, I arrested him and had him executed in Ziklag, the one who thought I would give him a reward for his news.

How much more when wicked men have killed a righteous person in his own house on his own bed. Therefore, shall I now require his blood at your hand and remove you from the earth? 

Assumptions caused these two men to die. Be careful of your assumptions. 

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2 Samuel 3:39 – And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too harsh for me. The LORD shall repay the evildoer according to his wickedness.

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What do you do when you can’t get justice from the law? David found himself in this situation in second Samuel Chapter three, where his commander of his army kills another man without any authority to do so. 
But it seems as though the law didn’t have a solution for the problem. Maybe because there weren’t witnesses. 
So, David, who knows who is guilty will say this, The Lord shall repay the evildoer according to his wickedness.
Sometimes men’s laws won’t provide us justice. But there’s one righteous judge who always will. Trust in the Lord.
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2 Samuel 2:8-10 – But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim; and he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. Only the house of Judah followed David.

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There’s a lesson in the Old Testament about following the influence of a person to do evil. Ishbosheth is one who is one of the sons of Saul, and at age forty he will become king over Israel when Saul dies. But how did he become king? 

He became king because one of the commanders of Saul’s army, Abner, made him king. He followed Abner’s influence to do something that was wrong. Abner had no authority to make him king, and he’ll reign as king over Israel for two years and then he’ll be murdered. 

He lost his life because he followed someone in their evil deeds.

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2 Samuel 2:8-9 – But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim; and he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

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What does it mean to usurp the authority of God? It means that when God has made a choice, or God has given a commandment, or God has told us what to do, and then we replace His commandment with our own decisions, we’ve usurped His authority. 

Abner does this in Second Samuel chapter two, where Samuel in the past has already anointed David at the command of God. David is to be the next king in Israel. And when Saul dies, Abner anoints someone else instead. 

In second Samuel chaptertwo and in verseeight, But Abner, the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s Army, tookIshbosheth, the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim and made him king over Gilead.

Abner chooses a different king, which he had no authority to do. He usurped the authority of God. 

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2 Samuel 2:5-6 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “You are blessed of the LORD, for you have shown this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him. And now may the LORD show kindness and truth to you. I also will repay you this kindness, because you have done this thing.

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When a third party interacts with those who mistreat us, how should we treat them? 

An example of that is in second Samuel Chapter two, Soul has sought David’s life, has attempted to kill him, has run him from his home, and now Saul has died. But the men of Jabesh Gilead go up and they retrieve Saul’s body that had been taken by the Philistines, and they bury him properly.

And David says this about these men, You are blessed of the Lord, for you have shown this kindness to your Lord to Saul and have buried him. And now may the Lord show kindness and truth to you. I also will repay you this kindness because you have done this thing. Even though Saul hated him and the men of Jabesh did good to Saul, David showed kindness to them.

We need to learn this kind of complex good behavior in our own lives and implement it today. 

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2 Samuel 2:3 And David brought up the men who were with him, every man with his household. So they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. 

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In Second Samuel, Chapter two, and in verse four we read, Then the men of Judah came. And there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.

These leaders of Judah come and they anoint David as their king. Let me ask you a question. Whoever gave them authority to anoint the King? The answer is no one.  Samuel had already anointed David as King. And it was simply a matter of waiting until Saul’s life was over before he would take that throne, or have it given to him by God that is. 

These men had no authority to anoint David or to oppose him because he was the Lord’s anointed.

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2 Samuel 2:1-2 – It happened after this that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said to him, Go up. David said, Where shall I go up? And He said, To Hebron. 2 So David went up there…

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And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ. 

In 2 Samuel 2, David inquires of Lord as to whether or not he should go up to Judah after Saul’s death, and the Lord tells him to go.

But that’s not enough for David. David has been told to go, but David wants more clarity on where to go. So, he inquires of Lord, to what city should I go? And the Lord says to Hebron. 

Sometimes we need to look a little deeper, and sometimes we need to get clarification. When God has given us a command and we’re not completely sure how to fulfill it, let’s dig a little deeper and learn what God would have us to do exactly as he said.

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2 Samuel 2:1-2 – It happened after this that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said to him, Go up. David said, Where shall I go up? And He said, To Hebron. 2 So David went up there…

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And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ. 

In Second Samuel, Chapter two, we read about David enquiring of the Lord and asking the Lord, What should I do now that Saul is dead? Should I go up to the cities of Judah? And the Lord tells him to go up. 

Guess what David does? Having found out what God wants him to do. He does it. You and I need to learn in our lives that obedience ought to be that simple.

When we know what God has told us to do, we simply ought to do it. 

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