1Samuel 29-31 David has lived in fear of King Saul. His solution was to align himself with the enemies of Israel, who turned out only to be okay as long as he could play-act with success. But, when his host, Achish, decides to join with the other Philistines, his charade comes to a crashing halt. […]
1Samuel 25 to 28 Today’s COVID-19 is yesterday’s Nabal’s. Today many who go to the market but find the shelves bare and the person in front of you has the last package of toilet paper. Tempers rise, and the next thing you witness is a free-for-all in words and actions. This is Nabal to a […]
1Samuel 21 Why do we tell fibs? David’s fib was his attempt to save his life. Why do we fib anyway? We fib because we fail to remember who is on the throne and whose child we are and that God will care for us. We forget that what we call a fib is really […]
1Samuel 17 Satan is a master at word games as he seeks to destroy us. When he can’t get at us using physical means, he comes at us emotionally. “From their vantage point, the Philistines and their champion, Goliath, engaged in a bit of psychological warfare, taunting Israel and boasting of their military superiority.” [Ligonier […]
1Samuel 15 How often do we begin our explanation for doing wrong with the word “but” just like King Saul? We try to save face by not admitting wrong. “BUT I have obeyed the Lord”! I went on the campaign the Lord sent me on.” But when pressed by Samuel, he admits, “I have sinned, […]
1Samuel 12 “How often do we offer to pray for someone, but then time takes over, or duties take over, and we ‘forget’ to pray? We mean well, our intentions are well-chosen, but life happens, and then we ‘forget.’ Can you relate? Samuel told the Israelites: “As far as I am concerned, far be it […]
1Samuel 8 One year when I was teaching, I had six sets of identical twins and one set of identical triplets! The children who attended all wore uniforms, so it was a challenge to differentiate between them! The Prophet Samuel’s two sons who were so similar they could have been twins but they walked in […]
1Samuel 4 to 7 The whole nation noted that God had raised Samuel as a prophet in their midst. But, just because there is a godly man in our midst, however, does not mean men have changed their ways. The Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines and were defeated and returned, asking: “why […]
1Samuel 1-4 Yesterday we walked with Ruth from Moab to Bethlehem and saw the hand of God at work. Like Hannah in our story today, she had been barren until God touched her womb. God has placed these women in scripture that we might see His blessing after years of barrenness. Hannah was not only […]
Ruth 1-4 In Judges, the people ignored and rebelled against God, and every man did what was right in his own heart. Yet God can and will direct our steps, whether we can see it or not. The time frame is the same, but the responses are 180 degrees apart. One Levite left us with […]
