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  GOD PRESERVES   1 Chronicles 18:6, So the Lord preserved David wherever he went.    1 Chronicles 18:13 And the Lord preserved David wherever he went.     Chronicles 18 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20chron%2018&version=NKJV   Throughout the bible, God’s people had been constantly threatened and under attack by the surrounding countries.   This whole chapter mentioned how King David attacked his enemies, subdued them, and dealt with them accordingly:     1)   Philistine and its city, Gath 2)   Moab – became servants and paid tribute (taxes) 3)   Hadadezer (king of Zobah) as far as  Hamath - took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers , hamstrung all the chariot horses except 100 horses were untouched. Hamstrung means to do something to prevent easy movement. He confiscated a large amount of loot: gold and bronze, and brought them bac...

DO NOT BE AFRAID Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.  But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. It’s such a comfort to know that God loves and values us more than what we think HE would actually do for us.   We read and heard about Him but we have never seen Him in human form. Sometimes it is difficult to relate to what the scriptures reiterated time and time again that God cares and loves us tangibly without reservation. Just as the scripture says, “you are of more value than many sparrows.” - Matt 10:31   Jesus himself illustrated a comparison of God’s love towards us with the sparrows. The sparrows are tiny living creatures, too delicate and fearful. It's impossible to hold them in our cupped palms because they could never stay there courageously before humans. We know if we were to speak “shoo’ ...