Archive for October, 2004

Matthew 21:2-3 – “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away…”

Mark 11: 1-7 –  ”And he said to them:  go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt…“

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2 Samuel 23:14-17 – At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.  David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”  So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out before the Lord.  “Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this!” he said. “Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives?” And David would not drink it...

In the Bible, the life of David provides a prophetic illustration of the Holy Spirit’s work, the Project of God that He wants to do in our midst. The events of David’s life and reign stand in contrast to those of Saul, his immediate predecessor, who is a prophetic illustration of empty religion – that which starts out in God’s project and then deviates to follow human opinions and agendas. We can learn many important lessons about what pleases God if we study the life of David and his relationship with God.

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