by David Keesling | Apr 17, 2025 | Daily Devotional
2 Samuel 5:24 “As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because that will mean the Lord has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army” (NIV). Observation: Word of David’s anointing as king had reached the...
by David Keesling | Apr 16, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Matthew 14:1–2 “At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his attendants, ‘This is John the Baptist, he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him’” (NIV). Observation: Jesus had been teaching...
by David Keesling | Apr 15, 2025 | Daily Devotional
2 Samuel 1:8 “He [Saul] asked me, ‘Who are you?’ ‘An Amalekite,’ I answered” (NIV). Observation: David had just returned from a victorious fight against Amalekites who had overrun his city of refuge and kidnapped the loved ones of David and his men. Three days later,...
by David Keesling | Apr 14, 2025 | Daily Devotional
1 Samuel 31:10 “They put his armor in the temple of the Astoreths and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan” (NIV). Observation: I see here the fruit of flesh at work. The Philistine army had conquered Israel and killed three of Saul’s sons. Saul himself had...
by David Keesling | Apr 13, 2025 | Daily Devotional
1 Samuel 28:17 “The Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David.” Observation: The reign of Saul would tomorrow come to an end. In taking refuge from Saul by living among Philistines, David was in turn obligated to war against...
by David Keesling | Apr 12, 2025 | Daily Devotional
1 Samuel 27:2 “So David and the six hundred men with him went over to Achish son of Maoch king of Gath” (NIV). Observation: Under constant pressure from Saul’s pursuing army, David decided to seek relief by settling among the Philistines. He and his army, together...
