Devotionals about Trust

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Misguided Promises

Read: 1 Samuel 14:36-46 Then the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel?” (v. 45) Finish your broccoli, or you can’t go to

saul

It Doesn’t Take Long

Read: 1 Samuel 13:1-15 But now your kingdom shall not continue. (v. 14) It’s funny how quickly we can tell whether a leader will be successful or not. We carefully observe

1 Samuel

Incline Your Heart to Serve

Read: 1 Samuel 12:13-25 Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve

David

Big, Beautiful Saul

Read: 1 Samuel 10:17-27 Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen? There is none like him among all the people. (v. 24) We tend to expect that the president of the United

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A Changed Heart

Read: 1 Samuel 10:1-13 When [Saul] turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. (v. 9) After seminary, I was called to serve in my dream job as

David

We Want What We Want

Read: 1 Samuel 8:7-22 The LORD said to Samuel, “Obey their voice and make them a king.” (v. 22) An exasperated parent can be known for giving in. I’ve seen it

David

Ebenezer

Read: 1 Samuel 7:3-17 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, “Till now the LORD has

Trust

Waiting and Wondering

Read: 1 Samuel 6:10-7:2 From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the

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The Ark Properly Understood

Read: 1 Samuel 5:1-12 The men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven. (v. 12) My family recently enjoyed a