1 Samuel

1 Samuel 21

1 Samuel chapter 21 reminds me of how bizarre life can get when we are under stress. Life is not always calm and smooth. Sometimes

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1 Samuel 22

1 Samuel chapter 22 reminds me that even though we cannot change our past, we can still find a place of peace. We read that

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1 Samuel 23

1 Samuel chapter 23 seems to have a theme of accessibility. The chapter begins with David being told that the Philistines were fighting and looting

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1 Samuel 24

1 Samuel 24 gives us a great example of how our reverence for God is demonstrated by our respect for the authority God has put

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1 Samuel 28

1 Samuel chapter 28 recounts a strange event in the tragic descent of King Saul. Remember, after Saul had been rejected as king over Israel,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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