The branch that does bear fruit will be pruned. The Father prunes by His providence. The knife may hurt but it is in order to maximise fruit and prepare us…
Jesus tells the disciples He will not leave them as orphans but will come to them, seemingly referring to His resurrection. They would see and understand that He was in…
The people blame David for the Amalekites' burning of Ziklag and taking the people captive, and they want to stone him. We see God's persevering grace as He is in…
Does the society we belong to feel stable and secure or are there things that cause us anxiety for the future? The Bible presents a God who is in complete…
The Philistine lords insist David is sent back and he feigns disappointment, or perhaps he really wanted to go to battle and turn on them. Either way, God is gracious…
Doeg makes it sound like Ahimelech is in league with David, and Saul has Ahimelech and the priests killed. Here is a king who refused to kill God's enemies but…
When pursued, David goes to Jonathan, where he knows there is covenant love. In times of trouble we can go where there is covenant love. It doesn't matter what we…
The life of Saul shows that resisting the Lord brings about a life of misery, a blurred moral framework, and a desire to see the Lord's people fall. David is…
God's spirit flees from Saul and a harmful spirit torments him. This is God's judgement upon Saul. There is an extraordinary providence as the rejected king unknowingly sends for the…