Category Archives: Daily Devotions

God’s own people are commended for their deception in the Old Testament.  How can this be?  Bill Arnold states in his commentary on 1 Samuel 27:8-12 says: Verses 8-12 relate David’s military campaigns during his Philistine sojourn.  In this also … Continue reading →

david had the opportunity in a cave to kill the king who was hunting him down.  In the open the same opportunity occurs.  David shows how he is submitted to God’s will and God’s annointed by demonstrating his power over … Continue reading →

What I like about the story of Abigail is how a wise and selfless wife is rewarded by God.  In ancient times and in many countries today marriages were arranged.  A woman needed to come to peace with her circumstances … Continue reading →

It is sometimes hard to tell in circumstances whether we are given the opportunity to do what we want or what God wants.  It is wonderful when what we want for ourselves and what God wants for us coincide.  Sometimes, … Continue reading →

David had the ephod which meant that David could inquire about God’s will using the Urim and Thummim.  Here is what the Holman Concise Bible Dictionary has to say about Urim and Thummim: Objects Israel, and especially the high priest, … Continue reading →

David’s band is on the run.  He has a loyal group of fighting men and they are trusting the Lord to provide for them.  When they get to Nob God provides a sympathetic priest who gives them bread that it … Continue reading →

When I think of loyalty I think of pets.  In particular I think of a dog that faithfully collects his master’s slippers each night and lies by his feet by the fire.  I struggle with thinking that people are loyal.  … Continue reading →

I have struggled allowing myself to have a friend.  I do not trust people easily and I am an only child.  I see some people who have close friends who they can tell everything through and whom they see regularly … Continue reading →

Mental health issues get a lot of attention these days.  We rightly seek to diagnose what ailments a person is wrestling with and then we treat them appropriately.  I have a lot of sympathy with people who struggle with their … Continue reading →

The interior of Israel is rugged and hilly.  The Philistines thought that their gods were the gods of the plains, but that Israel’s gods were the gods of the mountains.  The story of David and Goliath is a story that shows … Continue reading →