Epitaphs


1Samuel 25:1, Psalm 23:4, Psalm 116:15 Jesus conquered death and the sting of death, [1Cor 15:55-57]yet we still mourn when the death of a loved one occurs. God’s Word records just one verse about the death of Samuel. “Samuel died, and all Israel gathered together and mourned for him and buried him in his house […]

God is Our Deliverer~


Psalm 7, 27, 31, 34, 52 God’s Name is Deliverer! Satan is a master fear mongerer. The dictionary defines that as someone who intentionally tries to make people afraid of something that seems on the surface seems unreasonable, yet you fear it is true. A mongerer seeks to curtail our freedom by putting us under […]

Truth Always Wins & Lying Always Loses


1Samuel 22 – 23 God Hates Lying! David lies to save his skin, and an evil man takes that lie and compounds the sin to a greater extent. No lie is acceptable in God’s eyes. David even said, “I knew that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he would certainly tell Saul! I […]

When Life is Spinning…


1Sam 19-20, Ps 11, Ps 59 Run to God David as the newly appointed servant of the king finds himself in a quandary. Life was so simple in the field with the sheep that trusted him implicitly, yet now he is commander over men. David penned the words of Ps 23: “He maketh me to […]

Childish Behavior


1Sam 9-11 “and a Hard Life Lesson.” Child-rearing comes with ups and downs. The old saying: sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt me is so false. Samuel’s heart takes a nosedive when the elders come to him and say they are not pleased with his sons. Their excuse is […]

How Are You Saved?


1Sam 4 to 7 What do you trust in for salvation? Works? Prayers? Something else? The author of Cripplegate writes: “Most world religions are a form of what Christians call works righteousness. That expression—works righteousness—is used to describe the world view that believes God is real, heaven is real, and you have to be good […]

God is a Promise Keeper!


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 a […]