June 25th, 2026
READ 1 Samuel 24:12-13 May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord avenge the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you. As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,’ so my hand will not touch you. We live in a very self-confident world […]
June 24th, 2026
READ 1 Samuel 24:11 See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not wronged you, but you […]
June 23rd, 2026
Read 1 Samuel 24:8-10 Then David went out of the cave and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground. He said to Saul, “Why do you listen when men say, ‘David is bent on harming you’? This […]
June 22nd, 2026
READ 1 Samuel 24:1-7 (focus on v 5-7) 1 After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the Desert of En Gedi.” 2 So Saul took three thousand able young men from all Israel and set out to look for David and his men near the Crags of the Wild […]
June 21st, 2026
READ 1 Samuel 24 In 1 Samuel 24, we learn that King Saul is out to kill David. Consequently, David retreats with his men and hides out in a cave. Saul comes into that very same cave David is hiding in, alone and in a vulnerable state. David’s men encourage David to kill Saul, but […]
June 20th, 2026
Read 1 Kings 19:13b-18 Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now […]
June 19th, 2026
Read 1 Kings 19:10-11 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” The Lord said, “Go out […]
June 18th, 2026
Read 1 Kings 19:8-9 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, […]
June 17th, 2026
Read 1 Kings 19:6-7 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey […]
June 16th, 2026
Read 1 Kings 19:4-5 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down under the bush and […]
