1 Samuel 16 leaves Saul behind for a moment to focus on what God searches for in His king and how He goes about choosing that king. The man of the hour is a boy by the name of David, and he is not exactly the king anyone would expect. He will go on to be a great man of God, but his first Read More →

We often fear what our peers think or what random strangers think. There have been moments in life where we have caved to the pressures around us and given way to these fears. Perhaps some of you can be transparent enough to admit to yourself that you are not courageous. You have mastered the Read More →

Samuel has already anointed David as the future king. The Hebrew word messiah means “anointed one,” so David is the “messiah” of Judah at this time. But at this stage we can say that Saul comes to hate the coming messiah, the one who has been anointed to replace him. By contrast his own family Read More →