Daily Devotionals

February 1 - Abigail - I Samuel 25 Abigail is the wife of Nabal.  David sent messengers to Nabal asking for some food.  David felt somewhat entitled because he and his men had protected Nabal’s flocks and servants.  Nabal did not owe David anything, but...

January 31 - Saul - I Samuel 18-19 Saul was chosen to be the first king in Israel.  In chapter 9 verse 2 the Bible states that Saul was a choice, goodly man, and none better in all Israel.   As we read in chapters 18-19 we see a lot of jealousy, greed, and...

January 30 - Jonathan - I Samuel 14, 20 Jonathan is the first born son of Saul, Israel’s first king.  He is in line to be the next king.  There are several things about Jonathan that are worth copying.  Although he is royalty, he is not afraid to get...

January 29 - Samuel - I Samuel 7:3 thru 8:22; 12:1-25 As we begin reading today, Samuel is going to God on behalf of the Israelites as the Philistines are about to go into battle with them.  In 7:9-10 we read Samuel asking God for help, and God delivering an...

January 28 - Eli - I Samuel 2:27 thru 4:22 Our story picks up today as God is handing down judgment to Eli and his generations to follow.  The judgment seems harsh, but to understand the reason you must look back at the transgression.  Eli had put his sons...

Week 5 January 27 - Hannah - I Samuel 1:1 thru 2:21 Who is Hannah?  She is the wife of Elkanah.  A simple housewife that made a direct impact on the appointing of the first two kings of Israel.  How did she do that?  Due to her fervent prayer, one...

January 25 - Ruth - Ruth 1-4 Ruth is a lady that was willing to do the hard things.  She picked herself up and pressed on when her husband died.  She left her home country for a country of strangers that would treat her as an inferior human being.  She...

January 24 - Samson - Judges 13-16 Samson is known as the strongest man in the Bible.  Solomon is known as the wisest man in the Bible.  Both men had a weakness for women, and this weakness was what ultimately defeated them.  We find in the beginning of Samson’s life...

January 23 - Jephthah - Judges 11:1 thru 12:7 Jephthah was described as a mighty man of valor, the same description given to Gideon by the Angel of the Lord.  Through no fault of his own, he was a social outcast.  Driven away from his adoptive family for being the son...

January 22 - Gideon - Judges 6-8 As the angel of the Lord greeted Gideon in Judges 6:12, we find the response of Gideon much like many church-going Christians today.  Gideon had much to complain about, and he quickly identified what the problem was with the...