1 Samuel 17:31-37 “When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him. And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war
I Samuel 17:48-51 “When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with
1 Samuel 16:21-23 “And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.” And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from
1 Samuel 16:4-13“Samuel did what the Lord commanded and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling and said, “Do you come peaceably?” And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. “When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed
1 Samuel 16:1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” Sometimes a change of plans can be difficult to accept. Samuel had invested so much in Saul and all his work would go to
John 17:15-16 “I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.”Can I be real for a minute? In this season of life for my family and myself, circumstances are difficult. I constantly find myself praying for God to remove the challenging circumstances and it’s exhausting when I don’t get
