Category: 1 Samuel
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The Watchman
1 Samuel 20:3 “But truly, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.” 1 Samuel 20:9 “And Jonathan said, ‘Far be it from you! If I knew that it was determined by my father that harm should come to you, would I not tell you?’” There are things that Christians…
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“Prophets” of God
1 Samuel 19:20-21 “Then Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. When it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again…
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Those Difficult People!
1 Samuel 18:29 “So Saul was David’s enemy continually.” Is there anything in your life that you wish would be different? For example, are there people in your life that you’d rather not have to deal with, but there seems to be no escape? Maybe it’s a boss, an employee, or a problematic neighbor. Do…
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Foiling the Schemer
1 Samuel 19:1-2 “And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, ‘Saul my father seeks to kill you. Therefore be on your guard in the morning. Stay in a secret place and hide yourself.’” 1 Samuel 19:11…
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“Conspiring” to do Good
1 Samuel 19:1 “And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David.” Are you familiar with any conspiracy theories? There are a lot of them. I remember all the talk for years after President Kennedy was shot. There were studies done and commissions formed to investigate whether…
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Actions and Reactions
1 Samuel 18:15 “And when Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in fearful awe of him. “ We’ve all heard the old adage, “actions speak louder than words.” However, over the years I’ve come to believe what I think is an even pithier statement: “reactions speak louder than actions.” Don’t you believe this? It’s…
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David and Goliath and . . .
1 Samuel 17:58 “And Saul said to him, ‘Whose son are you, young man?’ And David answered, ‘I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.’” We all know the story of David and Goliath. As I read this story from 1 Samuel 17 again today, I was struck with how Goliath is presented. We…
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The Spiritual Nature of Music
1 Samuel 16:23 “And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.” Daniel 3:4-5 “And the herald proclaimed aloud, ‘You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, that when you hear the sound of the horn,…
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Marks of a Spirit-filled Life
1 Samuel 16:18 “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the Lord is with him.” In the verse above we are given a description of the young David soon after he had been…
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The (Self)Righteous
1 Samuel 15:12 “And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, ‘Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal.’” Are you impressed with yourself regarding spiritual things? When you look at your life and…
To Encourage You 