- The Battle Belongs to Yahweh <br /> March 11, 2019Saul has been rejected by the Lord but is still on the throne as king of Israel. David has been anointed and in 1 Samuel 16:13 “the Spirit of Yahweh rushed upon David from that day on”. While Saul struggles, ...... more
- Have You Come in Peace <br /> March 8, 2019Saul is rash, he is courageous and a man of war, but not wise in his words or actions and also swayed by the influence of those around him. Saul returns from battle with the Amalekites saying he has done ...... more
- Perhaps Yahweh Will Act For Us <br /> March 7, 2019Saul is anointed by Samuel, then rallies the people to fight the Philistines but the Philistines respond with overwhelming forces. Saul’s army is scattering and in 1 Samuel 17:7 “followed him (Saul) trembling”. Samuel had told Saul to wait seven ...... more
- Serve Yahweh With All Your Heart <br /> March 6, 2019The elders of Israel are afraid because there are armies around them. The Philistines have been a long-standing threat and now they fear the Ammonites so they come to Samuel and asked for a king. In their minds, a king ...... more
- Let Us Go Up To The Seer <br /> March 5, 2019Samuel is nearing the end of his time as a judge of Israel and the leaders come to him asking in 1 Samuel 8:5 “appoint a king for us to judge us, like all the nations”. While this was never ...... more
- Commit Your Hearts to Yahweh <br /> March 4, 2019Israel has been plagued by their enemies, the Philistines and they have suffered at the hand of Eli’s sons, the “worthless scoundrels” in 1 Samuel 2:12. But it wasn’t just these two, the nation as a whole had fallen away. ...... more
- Yahweh Came and Stood There <br /> March 1, 2019Hannah and her faithful husband Elkanah are blessed and the Lord gives her five more children. And she still sees her son Samuel in 1 Samuel 2:19 “His mother used to make for him a small robe and take it ...... more
- I Grin Over My Enemies <br /> February 28, 2019Naomi and Ruth suffer great loss and Ruth gives up her family and culture and religion to return to Bethlehem. But God opens a way for them and has Boaz waiting. They are redeemed and the Lord gives them back ...... more
- Your God Will Be My God <br /> February 27, 2019Naomi is at the lowest point in her life and decides to send her daughters in law back to their fathers because she has no way to provide for them. Ruth refuses to leave Naomi and instead makes a decision ...... more
- Because of the Hope of Israel <br /> February 26, 2019During what seems to be a certain disaster, as the ship Paul is traveling in is driven by a storm for fourteen days, the Lord uses him to maintain hope and in Acts 27:35–36 “And after he said these things ...... more