Comments on: Will you be like King David this Christmas?

By: elizabeth_p

elizabeth_p — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:33:16 +0000

be selfless like Uriah and put the needs of others before your own desires:
we can apply this not just on Christmas but in our journey's of life..

By: Brett Barner

Brett Barner — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:21:12 +0000

Great thoughts! It seems that every year it gets harder and harder to make up a Christmas list. I'm pretty content. Like your family, mine loves to give.

"Presents are the best way to show someone how much you care. It's like a tangible thing that you can point to and say, "Hey man, I love you…this many dollars" – Michael Scott

By: @southcheesehead

@southcheesehead — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:40:37 +0000

Interesting comparison and correlation – one that I really haven't thought about, but certainly makes sense and stepped on my toes! Thanks for the reminder and let's hope everyone keeps things in perspective!!

By: Peter_P

Peter_P — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:40:49 +0000

I wish for those Earthly things too… and I wish I would remember more often the Gift I received at the cross!

Thank you for a great comment!

By: Peter_P

Peter_P — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:33:30 +0000

To be honest, I had never made the correlation before and then a day or so before Thanksgiving, I was thinking about how gluttonous I was going to be and what I 'wanted' to buy on Black Friday and I suddenly got a picture of David looking down from the roof and seeing Bathsheba.

Then I thought of how Uriah refused to go to his wife and I realized that his heart was so right – and David's was the exact opposite!

By: Peter_P

Peter_P — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:30:50 +0000

I hope you enjoy the cruise!

I don't believe it is 'wrong' to treat yourself once in a while and I would never begrudge someone a vacation!

Fortunately you know what I was getting at in this post though, it's the constant lust for more which is so pervasive in our society that I completely link to how David acted!

By: Gwen

Gwen — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:23:41 +0000

How I would love to be given what cannot be wrapped: peace, contentment, joy. Meaning. Gratification. Fulfillment. Security.

Then I look at the Cross. The Gift has already been given. The treasure is mine, not because of any merit of my own, but because of His mercy and grace. What can compare?

(I do have one more earthly wish, though. I wish I could have more quiet and contemplation, and less running…and guilt for the frantic pace of my life. *sigh*)

God bless, Peter!

By: Peter_P

Peter_P — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:42:14 +0000

That Micheal Scott is a deep dude!

By: Peter_P

Peter_P — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:10:40 +0000

Perspective – that's a good word to use!

Thanks for stopping by!

By: Peter_P

Peter_P — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:08:12 +0000

I have the same problem with my family… and my problem is that they like to give more than to receive. They love most seeing people open their presents.

I just can't stop them buying me things I am never going to use!