“Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” 1 Kings 3:5 These words are perhaps something one would not say to a teenager. It certainly is wide open for all sorts of answers. Wealth? Friends? Popularity? Health? Expensive toys? This snippet was God speaking to the newly crowned King […]

“Will he not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire?” 2 Samuel 23:5 It’s fun reading famous people’s last words. Martin Luther’s friend Philip Melanchthon was asked if he had any last words. He replied, “Nothing else but heaven!” Hymnwriter John Newton’s final written words were, […]

“My cry came to his ears.” 2 Samuel 22:7 Toward the end of David’s life he wrote a beautiful song of praise that we read in 2 Samuel 22. David was a master at writing psalms, hymns, and poems to the Lord. His mastery can be seen in the 73 […]

“The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die.” 2 Samuel 12:13 For the better part of a year David hid his horrible sin, hoping he would not be found out. His guilty thoughts must have haunted him greatly. He tried to cover all his tracks. […]

“God’s promise is complete and unchanging; he will always help me and give me what I hope for.” (2 Samuel 23:5 CEV) In Titus 2:13 we read, “We wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” Christians, through faith in Christ, know God […]

“The battle is the Lord’s.” 1 Samuel 17:47 Over the years many have speculated as to David’s age at the time he faced Goliath. He was likely younger than 20 years old because those over that age were called to fight in the army. And since we know he had […]

“People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 One wonders if Samuel was somewhat embarrassed. God had sent him to find a replacement for King Saul. As Samuel approached Jesse’s sons, he took one look at Eliab, the eldest, and thought, “This […]

“He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a human being, that he should change his mind.” 1 Samuel 15:29 Have you ever wondered if perhaps God made a mistake in your life? Maybe a slip-up, miscalculation, or oversight? We […]

“He will guard the feet of his faithful servants.” 1 Samuel 2:9 Hannah was an amazing woman. We can learn many things from her story. Although greatly saddened by her barrenness, she never stopped praying for a child. Her pleas were constant, persistent, and intense. As we continue reading her […]

“The Lord brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up.” 1 Samuel 2:6 This snippet is really quite straightforward to the Christian. You may notice its similarity to Job 1:21, “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord […]