Discipleship

At a time of uncertainty, we need to listen to the voice of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, who tends, defends, and feeds his flock.

The story of David and Mephibosheth answers the question of what makes someone a giver, while the story of David and Ziba tells us what makes someone a taker.

Paul knows that he is leaving the Thessalonians in a situation where there is conflict and persecution and he wants to show them how to have peace amidst such stormy circumstances.

Paul commends the Thessalonians for their great brotherly love which was becoming well known even beyond their own city; and yet he still exhorts them to love each other more and more.

Paul longs to see the Thessalonians face to face because he loves them and wants to be with them in person and not merely in spirit. It is this love that drives him to send Timothy so they will not be alone.

David concludes that we should wake up and praise God because we all have significance to him and so, God's faithful love can not be drowned out in our personal circumstances or in the midst of the Church's contemporary cultural challenges.

In Psalm 52 we see the anguish and righteous anger of David when responding to an event of utter sin and evil: the slaughter of Ahimelech and his house for the help they had given David.