1 Samuel 25
1 Samuel chapter 25 illustrates the power of intercessory prayer, the lifting up of others’ needs before God. The chapter begins, “Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him“. Mourning is important and necessary, but even as Samuel was passing, his legacy would live on in David. Next we read about, “A certain […]
1 Samuel 26
1 Samuel chapter 26 is filled with powerful pictures that remind us of our relationship to one another and to God. The chapter begins with the self-promoting people from the region of Ziph again enticing King Saul back to hunt David. “Saul went down to the Desert of Ziph, with his three thousand chosen men […]
1 Samuel 27
1 Samuel 27 reminds me of how low people can sink when they lose hope. Depression makes a man look inward, and Satan loves to get us isolated. When we are pushed to the point of saying “I give up”, we are left with two options: trust God completely, or quit honoring God at all. […]
1 Samuel 29
1 Samuel chapter 29 reminds us how we can end up resisting God and not realize it. Remember, from chapter 27, David and his men (and their wives) fled to the land of the Philistines (to the very home town of Goliath) to escape from King Saul. Strangely, David had lost confidence in God and […]
1 Samuel 30
1 Samuel chapter 30 reminds us of how odd God’s ledger sheet looks. Many of us grew up believing that at the end of our life, God will tally up the good and the bad and we hoped we would have enough good to tip the scales toward heaven. As we will see, God uses […]
1 Samuel 31
1 Samuel chapter 31 describes the end of the life of King Saul. We are left with a feeling of wasted potential. Saul was a man that had it all from a human perspective. He was rich, handsome, tall and successful. He was “an impressive young man without equal among the Israelites a head taller […]