May Your Adversaries Join You In Worship
on February 5th, 2019
Saul sent men to David’s house to watch it and kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, “If you don’t run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”...When David had fled and made his escape, he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there. Word came to Saul, “David is at Ramah.” So he sent me... Read More
May God Grant You An Advocate
on February 4th, 2019
Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan had taken a great liking to David and warned him, “My father is looking for a chance to kill you. Be on your guard tomorrow morning; go into hiding and stay there. I will go out and stand in the field with my father where you are. I will speak with him about you and will tell you what I find out.”Jonathan spoke well of ... Read More
The Difference Is The Presence
on February 3rd, 2019
Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul. So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns. In everything he did, he had great success because the LORD was with him. When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him. But all Israel and Judah loved David because he led them in thei... Read More
The Destructive Effects of Jealousy
on February 2nd, 2019
Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the troops, and Saul’s officers as well.When the men were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs and timbrels and lyres. As they danced, they sang: “Saul h... Read More
May God Give You a Jonathan
on February 1st, 2019
As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with David still holding the Philistine’s head.“Whose son are you, young man?” Saul asked him. David said, “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.”After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. From that day, Saul kept Davi... Read More
The Giant Will Fall
on January 31st, 2019
As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to attack him. Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.David ran and stood over... Read More