What is Gone and Destroyed can be Totally Restored!!

Briefly, here are Three Keys - - -

1. Encourage yourself in the Lord: "David encouraged himself in the Lord his God" -1 Samuel 30:6.

Praise is tough when things are going wrong and when you are asking, "Dear Lord, what am I going to do?!" Praise brings God into your situation, no matter how bad it seems: "You are Holy, You Who inhabit the praises of Israel" -Ps.22:3.

I may feel like doing anything but praising - but the second I start lifting my praises to God, HE walks into the middle of my mess! He dwells in the praises of His people! Praise not only brings God into my situation but it also gives me access into the Presence of God! -Psalm 100:4
Isaiah 61:3 says that praise is a God-given garment that covers my life. That garment of praise covers my life of pain, hurt, confusion, worry, and stress, and it brings me deliverance, protection and preservation!

Praise is the believer's weapon, releasing God to do battle for me!

2. Find someone whom I trust to agree in prayer for me. That is David's story, not just in 1 Samuel 30 but throughout his life. He asked Avyatar to bring the ritual vest to him, and he inquired of the Lord - Who then assured him to indeed "Pursue - you will overtake them and recover everyone and everything."

Penetrate the camp - the passage in 1 Samuel 30 tells us that David and his followers not only attacked, but they kept fighting until the enemy was subdued and all was recovered! (verse 19)

3. Seal my recovery through giving: After all was taken back, we are told, "When David came back to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, 'Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord'" -1 Samuel 30:26.

Giving - this was David's declaration of total recovery. It is a supernatural law that must be activated to bring continued blessings from God.

When Israel was delivered from Egypt, they first gave an offering - a lamb for every house!

2 Kinds of LOVE!!

Philia- Agape-

Natural - Learned
Emotional - Choice /Will-driven
Discriminatory - Non-discriminatory
Conditional - Unconditional
Pleasure - Preciousness
Delight - Esteem
Liking - Prizing
Because of - In spite of
Fails - Never fails!

KING FOREVER - HIGH PRIEST FOREVER - ONE . .

GOLD /FRANKINCENCE /MYRHH

KING OF KINGS FOREVER!

HIGH PRIEST FOREVER!

ONE SACRIFICE FOR SINS FOREVER! (See: Rev. 5:5-10)

"The Spirit (RUACH) of the Lord . . "

ISA. 11- " . . shall REST upon Him;

The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding;

The Spirit of Counsel and Might;

The Spirit of Knowledge and of The Fear of the Lord . . "

(A good way to spend the last <6th> day of the workweek, is: boost "the FEAR of the LORD!" Amen! - Then, we're ready for "that Day of REST and GLADNESS /COMPLETION!")

There is Only One Way

There is only one WAY,
We learn to know God,
When we meet Him indeed
And find grace to help
In time of our need.

So come boldly before His gracious Throne,
To receive His mercy, and hear His "Well done!"

-Adapted from "May God bless you and keep you in His care!" by Sylvia Hewett

"FIRST" - not "close second"

Mt. 6:33- "Seek FIRST God's Kingdom and His righteousness; and all of these things will be added to you."

When something comes into my hand, God is watching to see what I will do with it: pick up some food /gas /other items? Pay someone back? ??? OR- FIRST give HIM His offering, His tithe!!

If I do that, I'll be really blessed!!! -see Lev. 27:30,31 and Deut. 28:1-14, also Hebrews 7

Re-dedicate - Keep the Feast - Bring in tithes n offerings

For a duscussion of these 3 things, see these 3 chapters: 2d Chronicles 29-30-31 - Starts in 3d month (Sivan) - ends in 7th month (Tishrei)