Tallowood

How do we deal with the rebellious people who shake their fists at God? Are they our enemies? Are we ever like them? David’s son Absalom led a full-scale rebellion against his dad, usurping his throne and burning the bridge with his father. As David and his household ran for their lives, he asked his men not to harm Absalom. When Absalom died, David poured out his heart. He said he wished he had died in place of his rebellious son. Who loves like that? Do we? Message based on 2 Samuel 14:4-8, 12-14; 18:32-33. Quotes:Patriot Movie character: I have long feared that my sins would return to visit me. And the cost is more than I can bear.Duane Brooks: We must not allow our past mistakes to paralyze us in our parenting.Stu Weber said to his children: I love you, I will do anything for you. Nothing you could ever do, could make me not love you.F. B. Meyer: This is the bitterest of all—to know that suffering need not have been; that it has resulted from indiscretion and inconsistency; that it is the harvest of one’s