Solutions, Not Problems

SCRIPTURE: 1 Sam. 24; Ps. 57,58; 1 Chr. 8; Matt. 8 Psalm 57:1-2 Is this any way to run a country? Is there an honest politician in the house?     Behind the scenes you brew cauldrons of evil,        behind closed doors you make deals with demons....

Phraseology

SCRIPTURE: 1 Sam. 23; Ps. 31,54; Matt. 7 Matthew 7:6 “Don’t be flip with the sacred. Banter and silliness give no honor to God. Don’t reduce holy mysteries to slogans. In trying to be relevant, you’re only being cute and inviting sacrilege....

Nobody of Nobodies

SCRIPTURE: 1 Sam. 17; Ps. 9; Matt. 2 1 Sam 17:17-18  17 One day Saul said to David, “Here is Merab, my eldest daughter. I want to give her to you as your wife. Be brave and bold for my sake. Fight God’s battles!” But all the time Saul was thinking,...

Surrounded

SCRIPTURE: 1 Sam. 17; Ps. 9; Matt. 2 1 Samuel 17:29-30 “What is it with you?” replied David. “All I did was ask a question.” Ignoring his brother, he turned to someone else, asked the same question, and got the same answer as before....

Deciding

SCRIPTURE: 1 Sam. 15-16; 1 Chr. 5; Matt. 1 1 Samuel 16:10 Jesse presented his seven sons to Samuel. Samuel was blunt with Jesse, ” God hasn’t chosen any of these.” OBSERVATIONS: Sometimes, it is as much about who isn’t chosen as it is who IS...

You Can’t Plan Stuff Like This…

SCRIPTURE: 1 Sam. 14; 1 Chr. 4; 2 Cor. 13 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Jabez was a better man than his brothers, a man of honor. His mother had named him Jabez (Oh, the pain!), saying, “A painful birth! I bore him in great pain!” Jabez prayed to the God of Israel:...