Tag: trust
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Fugitive David Hid Very Well
10And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11And the servants of Achish said to him, “Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances, ‘Saul has struck down his thousands,and David his ten thousands’?” 12And…
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Saul Used Anger to Express His Sinful Choices
30Saul’s anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you? 31As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth,…
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Denial Is Stubbornness
1Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?” 2And he said to him, “Far from it! You shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small without…
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Saul and Depression
6As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. 7And the women sang to one another as they celebrated, “Saul has struck down his thousands,and…
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Goliath, Part 2
There are 10 things that I am thankful for regarding the Goliath story. I listed parts 1-5 yesterday. Here are 6-10 from 1 Samuel 17. 37And David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” 6. I…
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Goliath, Part 1
The David and Goliath narrative leaves me thankful for 10 things. 1-5 today. I weave the text from 1 Samuel 17 in italics through my points below. 3And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. 4And there…
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Take Your Heart Seriously With God
6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.” 7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”–1 Samuel 16 Below…
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Does God Have Emotions Just Like as We Do?
34Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul. 35And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.–1 Samuel 15 The word translated “regret” was also translated “was sorry”…
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The Right Thing Becomes the Right Thing When the Motives Are Right
31They struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint. 32The people pounced on the spoil and took sheep and oxen and calves and slaughtered them on the ground. And the people ate them with the blood. 33Then they told Saul, “Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD by eating with…
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Nothing Hinders God’s Plan
6Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those [enemy Philistine] uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.”–1 Samuel 14
Joel M Bradshaw 