What Does True Devotion Look Like?

What Does True Devotion Look Like?

Then David went to Mizpeh in Moab, where he asked the king, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.” So David’s parents stayed in Moab with the king during the entire time David was living in his...
Is There A Haven for the Outcast?

Is There A Haven for the Outcast?

[As a fugitive from Saul] David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him there. Then others began coming—men who were in distress or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of...
Can Sacrifice Extend Love Beyond Ourselves?

Can Sacrifice Extend Love Beyond Ourselves?

[David met Jonathan to see if the king really wanted him dead] Then David hid himself in the field, and when the new moon festival began, the king sat down to eat. He sat at his usual place against the wall, with Jonathan sitting opposite him and Abner beside him. But...
What Are We Willing to Risk for Love?

What Are We Willing to Risk for Love?

One day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit from the LORD suddenly came upon him again. As David played his harp, Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way, and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and...