David’s Hidden Formation The Bible in a Year “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite… and the Lord is with him.” — 1 Samuel 16:18 As we walk together through the Scriptures, we come today to a moment that feels almost incidental, yet it reveals something deeply formative about the life ofContinue reading “The Making of a Man After God’s Heart”
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When Confession Isn’t Enough
The Bible in a Year “Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words; because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.” – 1 Samuel 15:24 As I sit with this moment in Saul’s life, I find myself both drawn in and unsettled. OnContinue reading “When Confession Isn’t Enough”
A Life Ordered by Reverence, Service, and Gratitude
The Bible in a Year As we continue our journey through Scripture, we arrive at a moment of transition in 1 Samuel 12:24: “Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you.” Samuel stands before Israel at a critical point—the establishmentContinue reading “A Life Ordered by Reverence, Service, and Gratitude”
When God Touches the Heart, Life Follows the King
The Bible in a Year “Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.” — 1 Samuel 10:26 As I sit with this verse from 1 Samuel 10:26, I find myself drawn not to Saul, but to the unnamed men who followed him. ScriptureContinue reading “When God Touches the Heart, Life Follows the King”
When Heaven Thunders
The Power of Getting Right with God The Bible in a Year “And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.” — 1 SamuelContinue reading “When Heaven Thunders”
When God Speaks Again
Grace, Calling, and the Word That Reveals Him The Bible in a Year “And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh; for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.” — 1 Samuel 3:21 As I walk through this passage, I am struck first by a single word—“again.” It isContinue reading “When God Speaks Again”
A Commitment That Refuses to Turn Back
The Bible in a Year “And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee… for whither thou goest, I will go… thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.” — Ruth 1:16 As I walk through this passage, I find myself pausing over the strength of Ruth’s words. This is not casualContinue reading “A Commitment That Refuses to Turn Back”
When Evil Is Tolerated, It Multiplies
The Bible in a Year There are passages in Scripture that are difficult to read, not because they are unclear, but because they expose the darker realities of human nature. Judges 20:13 stands in one of those moments: “Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial… that we may put them to death,Continue reading “When Evil Is Tolerated, It Multiplies”
When God Says Arise
The Weight and Gift of Duty The Bible in a Year “And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good; and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.” — Judges 18:9 As weContinue reading “When God Says Arise”
When Sweetness Becomes a Snare
The Bible in a Year “He took thereof in his hands, and went on eating… but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion.” — Judges 14:9 As I walk through the account of Samson, I find myself drawn not to his strength, but to hisContinue reading “When Sweetness Becomes a Snare”