by David Keesling | Jan 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
1 Chronicles 28:3-6 “But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for my name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’ Yet, the Lord . . . chose me . . . to be a king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be a leader; and in the house of Judah,...
by David Keesling | Jan 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
You have been receiving my daily emailed devotionals for a while now, but it occurred to me that you might be interested in how it all began. It was never my intention to write devotionals. I began journaling in early morning meditations after my wife Cindy entered...
by David Keesling | Jan 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Joshua 23:1, 5, 9-10: “The Lord has given rest to Israel from all their enemies. . . . He will thrust them out from before you and drive them from before you. . . . The Lord has driven out great and strong nations from before you. . . The Lord your God is He who...
by David Keesling | Jan 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Romans 14:4(a) “Who are you to judge someone else’s servant?” (NIV). Observation: Paul’s question is intended to build harmony within the body by pointing out that all believers are fellow servants of the same Lord, Jesus Christ. The examples upon which Paul builds...
by David Keesling | Jan 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
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 | Jan 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 25:23-24 “When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face before David and bowed herself to the ground. And she fell at his feet and said, ‘On me alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your maidservant speak to...
