May 29, 2013
1 Samuel 28:1-25. Sometimes, we are not looking for God in our distress, just for the solutions to our problems. We are tempted to look for results, not God's favor. And in the end, the bigger questions are left unanswered and we wish we'd listened sooner. Here, Saul discovers what is important. Just too...
May 29, 2013
1 Samuel 27: 1-12. What were you thinking? When you did this or that? Said this or that? Planned this or that? Sometimes the pressures of life can lead us to rash decision making and to unintended results. Here, David propogandized his soul by thinking to himself rather than focusing on the adequacy of God in his...
May 10, 2013
1 Samuel 25:1-44. Sometimes the pressures of life can build up within us to where we are ready to pop. We often cope poorly by defaulting to our natural instincts. Here, David wrestles with his anger but through God's gracious interception, he is not only saved from doing something really dumb, but he is saved from...
May 10, 2013
1 Samuel 21:1-22. How do we resist the temptation to take shortcuts in life--to launch out on our own failing to wait upon God for direction and guidance? Here, David is faced with the opportunity to advance himself quickly to the throne by eliminating Saul in an oasis cave. Instead, God led David to choose...