The David Alliance

By Garth HeckmanReligion & Spirituality

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March 04, 2025 My prediction? PAIN!
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Whats your prediction on the fight Clubber Lang?

Romans 5
1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God (so things should be good now… we got peace - Right?) because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

Afflictions = (i.e pain, problems, suffering, lack)
Do you know how biologists evaluate life? It is in terms of the capacity to
experience pain, the more the pain, the higher the life form. The highest life form not only feels pain the most, but can also feel others pain as well.

**When we deny pain we deny being human and how God has created us to be and learn.

Society wants you to avoid pain.. yellow teeth, single, overweight, wrinkles, financial lack, loss,

The sophistication to avoid pain in todays world has become world class.
Here is how most of us deal and avoid pain.
Deal with it - “its your fault”
Avoid - anything that distracts the purpose of pain (spending, bitterness, money, overeating, joining a cause, exercise, hobbies….)

C.S. Lewis - pain is Gods megaphone to a deaf world… but we learn to put in earplugs.

Pain forces you to face your deepest issues keeping you from being like Christ.

So God tells us rather than avoid, blame or run we should rejoice.
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March 02, 2025 It's simple... just don't look back
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Romans 4… Abraham was given a promise… he did not lose hope through all the trials and tribulations.
v. 18 even when there was no reason to hope, he still hoped, no reason to expect he expected
No reason to believe, he believed….
SO Chapter 5….

Romans 5
1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God (so things should be good now… we got peace - Right?) because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
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February 27, 2025 Muay Thai, Speed and Rest
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9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;
(Skip to v. 12, 13)
12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

V. 11 Make every effort to rest… (this sounds like work LOL)
You want to rest, so you make every effort. You close the blinds, you turn off the lights, you turn on your sound machine, put on the fan, you get your favorite pillow and blanky, you drink some warm milk with some melatonin… that is making every effort to rest.

Application: I will chew on Gods word for every area of my life to find rest.

In the spiritual… God what area might I not be trusting you. Show me, I will confess it and then trust you and rest in you.

Heb. 4:12
V. 12 the word of God is active, alive, powerful double edge sword…

***What this means is that the word not activating in you and causing rest is not the words fault… its yours.

This word that you chew on… that you meditate on will bring great rest, great blessing, great insight,

“Active” in GK full of energy to produce a work.
Chew on it and suck the energy out of it… and you will have change.
WHY?
It will uncover areas of your life you have not yet yielded to the Father.

“JUDGES’ It has a critical eye that catches all the little details. A “judging skill”

V. 13 God sees all things… so if we are not entering his rest by accepting his word with faith… he can tell us. HE SEES IT!

The first 3 verses speak of the children of Israel who did not listen to the word of the Lord and did not enter his rest - into the promise land.
12 spies came back and gave an evil report -
Joshua and Caleb -

The report was accurate and truthful but it was evil… because they did not accept it in faith.
ONLY JOSHUA AND CALEB DID…

They would enter the land of rest by waring with their enemies… but God would give them the victory!

*in fact Caleb so believed the word he came back to Joshua and said give me my mountain 45 years later… at 85 years of age, he had Gods word resting in him… believed it, trusted it, rested in it…
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February 25, 2025 Chew it like a Cow
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Rest - its not enough to just hear the word. Heb. 4:2 Therefore, we must fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it. 2 For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also did; but the word they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united with those who listened with faith. 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said,
“As I swore in My anger,
They certainly shall not enter My rest,”
although His works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”; 5 and again in this passage, “They certainly shall not enter My rest.” 6 Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who previously had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience, NASB

Hear the word with Faith = Rest

V. 2 not being mixed with faith…

Mixed GK - the process of chewing food and it gets mixed with your saliva, masticated, digestible and usable for the body.

Meditate: a picture of growling the words… a deep guttural

The woman in the store who’s child is throwing a hissy fit. The woman keeps calm and is quietly looking at the child saying… Hold it together Ashley, Calm down Ashley, relax Ashley…
Another older woman comes up to her and says… kids can be a challenge, but I admire the way you handle it…. Quietly telling your sweet little Ashley to stay calm…
The woman looked up at here and said “IM ASHLEY!”
Quiet deep meditation.

COW
Meditating on Gods word… the word is reminiscent of the word we use when we say a cow chews its cud.
When a cow chews its cud:
- gets more nutrients out of it
- Helps produce more milk
- reduces stress in the animal
- a cow chews its cud 8 hours out of each day

When we chew on Gods word… we see the same results
- we get more spiritual nutrition
- We produce more of our purpose (milk)
- Reduces stress/ experience peace
- We should have his word in our mouth all day long.
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February 25, 2025 REST Peace KNOW or NO?
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Psalm 46:8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,Who has wrought desolations in the earth.
9 He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire. 10 Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
KNOW HB - Yada "yada" often implies a deep, personal, and relational knowledge, such as the intimate relationship between God and His people or between individuals… a personal knowing built on the presence of time. A knowledge based on deeply knowing and experiencing that relationship.

*how well you know your spouse from dating to mating to hating to celebrating -

Psalm 20
1 Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.
7 Some boast in chariots and some in horses,
But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.
BOAST - HB - Zaw-Kar
To bring up from deep remembrance
*IT WAS BURIED DEEP INSIDE OF YOU FROM TIME PAST IN YOUR LIFE, AND NOW YOU PULL IT UP AND RUMINATE ON IT, BOAST ON IT

A King will count his chariots and horses going into battle
We will call up who God is to us in the deep

Knowing he’s there when he is not seen. Elisha 2 Kings 6:16
(Show the servant who is on our side - Elisha does not see it - He just knows it)

How did Elisha get there? TO KNOW WITHOUT SEEING???
2 Kings 2 Elisha proves his loyalty to Elijah… He won’t leave him. He wants his influence.
Vs. 9 what do you want?
I want a double portion of your spirit.
Portion HB - Mouth - literally your speech
I want twice as much as what you have in your mouth

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February 24, 2025 NO Rest Peace vs. Know Rest Peace
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A dog that follows you everywhere…
What if it was a King Cobra.. and you still felt the same way…
That is Kingdom PEACE, rest KNOWING abiding…

GOD RESTED ON THE 7TH DAY.
WE WILL EXPERIENCE THAT REST HERE ON EARTH DURING THE MILLENNIUM.
… BUT WE CAN EXPERIENCE THAT REST NOW AS WELL.

Waiting knowing resting

Waiting - Daniel prayed 3 weeks but was heard on day 1. Dan. 10

v. 12 Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.

Understand HB - taking the time to deeply and intently yearn to understand

**There has to be a hunger to know God.

My prayer this year…
Ps. 51:10-12
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.

Psalm 46:8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,Who has wrought desolations in the earth.
9 He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire. 10 Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
KNOW HB - Yada "yada" often implies a deep, personal, and relational knowledge, such as the intimate relationship between God and His people or between individuals… a personal knowing built on the presence of time. A knowledge based on deeply knowing and experiencing that relationship.

*how well you know your spouse from dating to mating to hating to celebrating -

Psalm 20
1Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.
7 Some boast in chariots and some in horses,
But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.
BOAST - HB - Zaw-Kar
To bring up from deep remembrance
*IT WAS BURIED DEEP INSIDE OF YOU FROM TIME PAST IN YOUR LIFE, AND NOW YOU PULL IT UP AND RUMINATE ON IT, BOAST ON IT

A King will count his chariots and horses going into battle
We will call up who God is to us in the deep
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February 19, 2025It's ok It's ok.... It is NOT ok!
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Psalm 106
24 The people refused to enter the pleasant land,
for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them. 25 Instead, they grumbled in their tents
and refused to obey the Lord.

34 Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land,
as the Lord had commanded them.
35 Instead, they mingled among the pagans
and adopted their evil customs.
36 They worshiped their idols,
which led to their downfall.
37 They even sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to the demons.
38 They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters.
By sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan,
they polluted the land with murder.
39 They defiled themselves by their evil deeds,
and their love of idols was adultery in the Lord’s sight.

Whatever you don’t kill will grow up to destroy you, your children, your future and your eternal impact.

Here are some real-life examples of how small things can escalate when neglected:
Personal Health
A small cut: If not cleaned and bandaged, it can become infected, leading to more serious health problems.
Ignoring a toothache: Can result in cavities, gum disease, and potentially tooth loss if not addressed.
Skipping exercise: Over time, this can lead to weight gain, decreased fitness, and increased risk of chronic diseases.
Home and Maintenance
A leaky faucet: Can lead to water damage, mold growth, and increased water bills.
A small crack in the wall: If not repaired, it can worsen over time, compromising the structural integrity of the wall.
Neglecting yard work: Can result in overgrown weeds, attracting pests, and potentially damaging the lawn.
Finances
Ignoring small debts: Can accumulate interest and late fees, making them harder to pay off.
Not budgeting: Can lead to overspending, difficulty saving, and potential financial instability.
Impulse purchases: Can add up and strain your budget if not kept in check.
Relationships
Unresolved minor conflicts: Can build resentment and create distance between people.
Neglecting to show appreciation: Can make others feel undervalued and lead to strained relationships.
Lack of communication: Can result in misunderstandings and hurt feelings.
Workplace
Procrastinating on small tasks: Can lead to a backlog of work and increased stress.
Ignoring minor errors: Can result in larger problems and decreased productivity.
Lack of attention to detail: Can lead to mistakes that impact the quality of work.
General Life
Clutter: Can create a sense of chaos and make it difficult to find things.
Disorganization: Can lead to missed appointments, lost items, and decreased efficiency.
Poor time management: Can result in missed deadlines, increased stress, and a feeling of being overwhelmed.

Lets get personal… yes teach your kids how to love, and how to deal with difficult people.. but also teach them what a bully is, and how to defend themselves, teach them that if they do defend themselves you will celebrate them and not discipline them. Rather than have your child deal with long lasting depression, suicidal thoughts and buried anger and bitterness.

And then of course there is your spiritual life… ignore that at your own peril.
Ignore that small tiny voice inside you
Ignore doing Gods word
Ignore praying, reading scripture and attending worship on a regular basis.

Fail to deal with these and watch your life crumble… or deal with them head on, destroy them and live in Gods victory for yourself and your family and your future.
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February 17, 2025 Beware of 2 voices
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*The man who drops a dollar in the toilet and and isn’t sure if he wants to put his hand in there to get it out… his friend says well how much money do you have in your wallet? The guy pulls it out and says $212, his friend grabs it and throws it in the toilet… the man screams and shoves his hand down into the dirty toilet water and grabs all the money out…. He screams at his friend “why did you do that”.
His friend says “with great motivation there is no fear”.

What is your motivation?
What is your cause?
What is your non negotiable go to target?

ACTS
28 When they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta. 2 The natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. 3 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand. 4 When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.” 5 However he shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm. 6 But they were expecting that he was about to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god.

UP TO THIS POINT IN PAULS LIFE
Snuck out over a wall in Damascus
Stone and left for Dead in Lystra
Beaten and arrested Phillipi
Chased out of Thessalonica by Gangs
Mocked and laughed in Athens philosophers
Almost torn to pieces in Jerusalem
2 Cor. 11 he states….
He was in far more labors
Far more pain and imprisonments
Beaten times without number
In Danger of death numerous times
Five times whipped 39 lashes
Three times beaten with rods
Stoned dead once
Shipwrecked 3 times
Spent a day and night in the ocean
Has been in dangers of rivers, robbers, countrymen, gentiles, danger in the city in the wilderness, in the sea, among false brethren, has been in hard labor and hardship, sleepless nights, hungry and thirsty for days in the in the cold

TRIGGERED…Why does Paul not get
Triggered, angered, flooded, explosive, panic, give up, run away, fight or flight…

You would think at this point… after everything I just read- Paul would get bit by this snake and just lose it!

WHATS YOUR RESPONSE in the natural
SHRIEK
   PANIC
   SHAKE IT OFF?

SHAKE - not what you think!
apotinassó: To shake off, to shake away
Original Word: ἀποτινάσσω
Transliteration: apotinassó
Pronunciation: ah-po-tee-NAS-so
TO MOVE TO AND FRO…
   TO SEPARATE ONESELF FROM
“Flick the lint off ones collar”
*you are not a part of this… give no thought.

PAUL HAD A CAUSE THAT WOULD
IMMOBILIZE ANY CIRCUMSTANCE
The cause supersedes the cost
The cause makes everything else insignificant
The cause is focus and everything else is mist

WHAT IS YOUR CAUSE…
Yes Jesus, Yes the gospel, but what is the cause deep within that in which God calls you to brush everything else off.

WHAT HAS HE CALLED/CAUSED YOU TO DO?

PAULS GOT A MISSION
He is seized in Jerusalem - He’s got a mission
He is falsely accused and beaten - He’s got a mission
He is chained and sent to Festus, Felix, Agrippa and now Caesar… he’s got a mission
He is in a storm - He’s got a mission
He is shipwrecked - He’s got a mission
He is bit by a snake - He’s got a mission

PAUL IS IN BAD CIRCUMSTANCES
* NOTE: He does not let circumstances dictate what God has spoken to him about. Or how he sees his mission. - an angel spoke to Paul and said you will not die in the shipwreck and storm… but he does’t mention the snake.
YOU EVER GET A WORD FROM GOD AND THEN A CIRCUMSTANCE PUSHES BACK IN THE OTHER DIRECTION?

PAUL GETS BIT - no excuses, no why me, no mind talk of sin, death, what will people think

PAUL GETS JUDGED
Paul was a murderer… he killed Christians.
*I wonder how many of Todays Christians would have looked at the snake and said “well, I had it coming to me… I am the reason many Christians died”.
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February 16, 2025 Motivation is the only Thing!
Garth Heckman
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*The man who drops a dollar in the toilet and and isn’t sure if he wants to put his hand in there to get it out… his friend says well how much money do you have in your wallet? The guy pulls it out and says $212, his friend grabs it and throws it in the toilet… the man screams and shoves his hand down into the dirty toilet water and grabs all the money out…. He screams at his friend “why did you do that”.
His friend says “with great motivation there is no fear”.

What is your motivation?
What is your cause?
What is your non negotiable go to target?

ACTS
28 When they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta. 2 The natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. 3 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand. 4 When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.” 5 However he shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm. 6 But they were expecting that he was about to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god.

UP TO THIS POINT IN PAULS LIFE
Snuck out over a wall in Damascus
Stone and left for Dead in Lystra
Beaten and arrested Phillipi
Chased out of Thessalonica by Gangs
Mocked and laughed in Athens philosophers
Almost torn to pieces in Jerusalem
2 Cor. 11 he states….
He was in far more labors
Far more pain and imprisonments
Beaten times without number
In Danger of death numerous times
Five times whipped 39 lashes
Three times beaten with rods
Stoned dead once
Shipwrecked 3 times
Spent a day and night in the ocean
Has been in dangers of rivers, robbers, countrymen, gentiles, danger in the city in the wilderness, in the sea, among false brethren, has been in hard labor and hardship, sleepless nights, hungry and thirsty for days in the in the cold

TRIGGERED…Why does Paul not get
Triggered, angered, flooded, explosive, panic, give up, run away, fight or flight…

You would think at this point… after everything I just read- Paul would get bit by this snake and just lose it!

WHATS YOUR RESPONSE in the natural
SHRIEK
   PANIC
   SHAKE IT OFF?

SHAKE - not what you think!
apotinassó: To shake off, to shake away
Original Word: ἀποτινάσσω
Transliteration: apotinassó
Pronunciation: ah-po-tee-NAS-so
TO MOVE TO AND FRO…
   TO SEPARATE ONESELF FROM
“Flick the lint off ones collar”
*you are not a part of this… give no thought.

PAUL HAD A CAUSE THAT WOULD
IMMOBILIZE ANY CIRCUMSTANCE
The cause supersedes the cost
The cause makes everything else insignificant
The cause is focus and everything else is mist

WHAT IS YOUR CAUSE…
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February 13, 20255 ways Democrats fear
When our enemies realize they can no longer manipulate us with fear they in return become fearful. Garth Heckman

Understand like everyone, you think you are rational, but you are not. Rationality is not a power you were born with but one you acquire through training and practice. Page 20 the laws of human nature by Peter Greene

When faced with fear, people may exhibit a range of behaviors, including:
Aggression: Some individuals may become aggressive or confrontational when they feel threatened or scared. This can manifest as verbal or physical hostility.
Withdrawal: Others may withdraw or isolate themselves when they are afraid. They may avoid situations or people that make them feel anxious or uncomfortable.
Clinging: In some cases, people may become overly dependent or clingy when they are scared. They may seek reassurance and support from others excessively.
Denial: Some individuals may deny or minimize their fear as a way of coping. They may try to convince themselves or others that they are not afraid.
Hyperactivity: When feeling fear, some people may become restless or hyperactive. They may engage in impulsive or risky behaviors as a way of distracting themselves from their fear.
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