tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post451596442461560369..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: Five Smooth StonesLaurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-41920928336002496242020-07-16T14:17:16.104-07:002020-07-16T14:17:16.104-07:00Hi Brenda,
Amen -- the battle is the Lord's, a...Hi Brenda,<br />Amen -- the battle is the Lord's, and He has already won the victory. May we trust in Him more and be more like Him every day until He comes again. <br />God bless you,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-5958105773940461582020-07-15T20:02:07.934-07:002020-07-15T20:02:07.934-07:00Hi Donald,
Thanks for your encouragement and insig...Hi Donald,<br />Thanks for your encouragement and insights. I agree that while trusting God and letting His perfect love cast out fear, it may be best to take a moderate stance, taking precautions and using common sense. We can't live in a bubble, but it would be testing God to throw all caution to the wind and live irresponsibly. God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-29911728510049383902020-07-14T00:44:56.167-07:002020-07-14T00:44:56.167-07:00Hi Laurie,
I agree with what you are saying here....Hi Laurie,<br /> I agree with what you are saying here.<br />I do not fear what the spiritual enemy is causing in this world as my times, as are all those who put their trust in the Lord, are in His hands, and His thoughts are for my welfare and not to harm us. The battle is spiritual and belongs to the Lord, Who has already won that battle through His sacrifice. All we have to do is trust, taking every thought captive and bring it into obedience to the Word the Lord is speaking through the mind of Christ, not what the enemy is trying to get us to believe through the carnal mind. Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165344093549650260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-89582822443402564012020-07-13T11:16:43.498-07:002020-07-13T11:16:43.498-07:00Great post, Laurie.
As you mentioned, even many C...Great post, Laurie.<br /><br />As you mentioned, even many Christians have become fearful as a result of the pandemic. Because they are afraid, like Eliab, many attack those who trust God for not living in constant fear, desperately trying to avoid any possible exposure to the virus, not understanding that immunity can only result from exposure, whether in daily life or from some vaccine. The virus will still be around when they end the lockdowns, and if people have not developed immunity, there will be a second or third wave. While we need to limit our exposure, we cannot completely avoid it. God designed our immune system to deal with low levels of such things. Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-47335228797539848552020-07-12T10:54:45.879-07:002020-07-12T10:54:45.879-07:00Dear Frank,
Thank you so much for sharing your ins...Dear Frank,<br />Thank you so much for sharing your insights regarding this chapter. Both alternative theories seem quite plausible, and seem to foreshadow David's future victories over other Philistines. It is amazing to look back on the lives of people described in the Bible, or even on our own lives, and see how God has equipped us for the specific purpose He planned for each of us since before the beginning of time. God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-15804365767928062062020-07-12T04:50:59.160-07:002020-07-12T04:50:59.160-07:00Dear Laurie,
For decades I have always been fascin...Dear Laurie,<br />For decades I have always been fascinated with the story of David and Goliath.<br />May I add my thoughts here about my conclusions gotten from the narrative?<br />I did read from one respected late author that the reason why David picked up five stones was that Goliath had four brothers, all of them on the battlefront in support. Another idea, which is my own, is that the five stones might have represented the five governing lords of the Philistines as was the case in Samson's day (although by David's day there was a king, perhaps the chief of the other four). Then again the five stones representing the five fingers of a human hand could also be true.<br />I also believe that his faith in God grew out of years of practice with the slingshot (the equivalent of the gun today) and that what he had used to kill the lion and the bear.<br />I hope you find these thoughts helpful to your excellent post. God bless.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.com