Pondering the word 'nevertheless'
I'm recording this here mainly for my benefit. It took me awhile to find this post. I had forgotten who's blog and what date it was posted. I'm not losing it again. :-) I'll share my find with you. Maybe you too can benefit from this devotional also.
The following was cut and pasted from a friends blog.
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This is from the weekly devotional Upwords published by Crosswalk.com:
Nevertheless…
by Max LucadoAnd the king and his men… spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” …Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
- 2 Sam. 5:6–7Did you see it? Most hurry past it. Let’s not. Pull out a pen and underline this twelve-letter masterpiece.
Nevertheless.
“Nevertheless David took the stronghold…”
Wouldn’t you love God to write a nevertheless in your biography? Born to alcoholics, nevertheless she led a sober life. Never went to college, nevertheless he mastered a trade. Didn’t read the Bible until retirement age, nevertheless he came to a deep and abiding faith.
We all need a nevertheless. And God has plenty to go around. Strongholds mean nothing to him. Remember Paul’s words? “We use God’s mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil’s strongholds” (2 Cor. 10:4 NLT).
You and I fight with toothpicks; God comes with battering rams and cannons. What he did for David, he can do for us. The question is, will we do what David did? The king models much here.
Two types of thoughts continually vie for your attention. One proclaims God’s strengths; the other lists your failures. One longs to build you up; the other seeks to tear you down. And here’s the great news: you select the voice you hear. Why listen to the mockers? Why heed their voices? Why give ear to pea-brains and scoffers when you can, with the same ear, listen to the voice of God?
Do what David did.
Turn a deaf ear to the old voices.
Open a wide eye to the new choices.
Who knows, you may be a prayer away from a nevertheless. God loves to give them.
Peter stuck his foot in his mouth.
Joseph was imprisoned in Egypt.
The Samaritan woman had been married five times.
Jesus was dead in the grave …Nevertheless, Peter preached, Joseph ruled, the woman shared, Jesus rose ??? and you?
You fill in the blank. Your nevertheless awaits you.
Comments
People continually did terrible things in the name of Christ, all but destroying the Lord's good name with their selfish and judgmental actions. Nevertheless, Kirk's faith remained intact.
Yeah. I'm told they're one of the fringe benefits. :)
Glad you both were also blessed from this devotional. That makes me happy. :-)
I'm still pondering this word and how it can and does apply to my life.
Still pondering
I'm very encouraged by this post. Perfect timing.
Thanks for visiting my blog even if it does rattle my impression of being invisible ;).
Thanks for this post.... VERY encouraging.... MYBBOS took a job that paid a whole lot less than before never the less she had $35 left after she paid all her bills. :-)