by Dr Delron Shirley | Nov 27, 2019 | Meditations
In the only line I remember from the Christmas special of a long-forgotten sitcom, a Jewish lady who was trying to adjust to the Christian-dominated society made a statement about something which had to do with one of our holiday customs. Because Hanukah — the...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Oct 28, 2019 | Meditations
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. (Psalm 39:5) In this psalm, David reminded himself of the brevity of man’s life and summed up his thoughts with...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Sep 30, 2019 | Meditations
Although King David left an indelible impact on all of human destiny, we can see that he essentially “missed the boat” in one specific area of influence where he should have focused his attention. In this one arena of life — his parenting skills, well actually,...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Aug 31, 2019 | Meditations
At the height of his career as Israel’s second king, David desired to build a monument to the God who had so spectacularly blessed him. When David presented his plan to build a temple in Jerusalem to his spiritual advisor Nathan, the Lord’s response came that David...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Jul 31, 2019 | Meditations
Did you ever realize that no one was watching when David slew the lion and the bear, but the whole world watched when he killed Goliath? While the rest of the army of Israel trembled for forty days without even trying to fight, David “stepped up to the plate” and did...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Jun 29, 2019 | Meditations
Until David took the city of Jerusalem, it had never been captured. When Joshua came into the Promised Land, he defeated the king of Jerusalem, but the city itself was never taken. (Joshua 10:23-24, 15:63) The Jebusites boasted that Jerusalem was so secure that its...
