Jun 28, 2013
1 Samuel 30:11-31. Sometimes life can be like steering into a strong headwind. But it is often in these moments that God is accomplishing His greatest redemptive work in us and around us. God is always at work everywhere, with everybody. In this passage, an Egyptian slave learns that being cast out is prelude to...
Jun 28, 2013
1 Samuel 30:1-10. Can you say "What is is best" when you are on the edge of life, health, and sanity? David knew the dark moments of life--when everyone else seemed to be moving on while he and his men were just barely holding on. Here, David learns that weakness is prelude to strength; letting go is prelude to...
Jun 14, 2013
1 Samuel 29:1-11. Sometimes life can feel like a tangled up mess. Is there hope for us once we've made a mess of things? In this chapter, David learns again how God is able to deliver his people from the messes we create.
Jun 14, 2013
1 Samuel 26:1-25. How are you supposed to get back on the ladder after the falls of life? Here we see that God uses the bumps and falls of life to perform His sanctifying work within us, so that when we face the same circumstances in the future, we'll respond differently.