Originally posted: 12/21/2019
Though David was not provided a timetable, the Spirit of the LORD had confirmed David was to be king through the prophet, Samuel… Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2022
2 Samuel 2 … Consider Him Who Shows Us Lovingkindness and Truth
Originally posted: 12/20/2019
“Now may the Lord show lovingkindness and truth to you…” (2:6). Continue reading
2 Samuel 1 … Consider His Heart toward the Wicked
Originally posted: 12/19/2019
“The people have fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also,” (1:4).
We might expect to find David rejoicing when he received news of the death of his nemesis, Saul. But…
1 Samuel 31 … Consider Him Who Ordains the Outcome
Originally posted: 12/18/2019
The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons… (Samuel 31:2).
“Moreover the Lord will also give over Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines…” (1 Samuel 28:19). Continue reading
1 Samuel 30 … Consider Him Who Is Our Strength
Originally posted: 12/17/2019
But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God, (30:6). Continue reading
1 Samuel 29 … Consider Him Who is Seen by Faith
Originally posted: 12/16/2019
Did you find yourself hunting, searching, seeking for the LORD somewhere in this chapter? I sure did… Continue reading
1 Samuel 28 … Consider Him Who Fulfills His Word
Originally posted: 12/15/2019
“The Lord has done accordingly as He spoke through me; for the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David,” (28:17). Continue reading
1 Samuel 27 … Consider His Nothing Better
Originally posted: 12/14/2019
Then David said to himself, “Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand,” (27:1). Continue reading
1 Samuel 26 … Consider His Boundless Biddings
Originally posted: 12/13/2019
Did you feel as though you had read the story chronicled in 1 Samuel 26 before? Saul finding himself at the mercy of David, and David finding himself in a place requiring total abandonment to the LORD… again… Continue reading
1 Samuel 25 … Consider Him Who Binds Us in His Bundle
Originally posted: 12/12/2019
“Should anyone rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, then the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God…” (25:29). Continue reading