by David Keesling | Oct 30, 2024 | Daily Devotional
1 Samuel 13:8, 13–14 “Now he waited seven days according to the appointed time set by Samuel … Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God … The Lord has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and...
by David Keesling | Oct 29, 2024 | Daily Devotional
1 Samuel 12:21–22 “You must not turn aside for then you would go after futile things which cannot profit or deliver, because they are futile. For the Lord will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people...
by David Keesling | Oct 28, 2024 | Daily Devotional
1 Samuel 8:3–5 “Samuel’s sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice. Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel … and said, ‘Behold, you have grown old and your sons do...
by David Keesling | Oct 27, 2024 | Daily Devotional
1 Samuel 6:5 “You shall make likenesses of your tumors and likenesses of your mice that ravage the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will ease His hand from you, your gods, and your land.” Observation: The Philistines had conquered Israel...
by David Keesling | Oct 26, 2024 | Daily Devotional
1 Samuel 4:5 “As the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.” Observation: This verse, taken alone, sounds pretty good. But the bigger picture is this: Israel had already been defeated in...
by David Keesling | Oct 25, 2024 | Daily Devotional
Ruth 3:1, 4, 9 “Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, ‘My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you? … It shall be when he lies down, that you shall notice the place where he lies, and you shall go down and uncover his feet and lie...
