after God's own heart // week eight

after God's own heart // week eight

Maybe what is most incredible to me about all of this is that David preceded Christ by about 1,000 years, and yet his life is one of the Bible's realest examples of "Christian" living. It is here in the rich stories of Israel's history that we find the clearest pictures of what everyday, lifelong commitment to God looks like.

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know your enemy: five favorite strategies of Satan

know your enemy: five favorite strategies of Satan

But the Bible suggests that Satan is still a very real threat even to believers - not because Christ has failed, but because this earth is still under the domain of the Prince of Darkness, and will be until the cleansing Tribulation and Second Coming of Christ. Not that he has the power to "snatch us from the Father's hand," but he can easily prevent the unsaved from ever finding rescue if he can cause the saved to become ineffective in their purpose.

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