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My Daily Briefing
Daily Devotions
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101 - Abigail Saves the Day
April 11 - Nº 101 1 Samuel 25 David and his men changed locations quite often. For a while they settled in an area where an extremely...
100 - Saul Pursues David
April 10 - Nº 100 1 Samuel 23 – 24 Saul kept chasing David, but God kept protecting him. After all, God had chosen David to be the next...
99 - On the Run
April 9 - Nº 99 1 Samuel 21 – 22 Although he was still very young, David’s life was already very full: He had been raised in a large...
98 - Three Arrows
April 8 - Nº 98 1 Samuel 20 David knew that Saul was still plotting to kill him. “What have I done wrong?” he asked Jonathan. “Why is he...
97 - Saul Gives Orders to Kill David
+April 7 - Nº 97 1 Samuel 19 Saul's heart was so full of jealousy and rage that he wanted David to die! He commanded his son, Jonathan,...
96 - Saul Becomes Jealous
April 6 - Nº 96 1 Samuel 18 After David killed Goliath, Saul decided to move him permanently to the palace. During this time, David and...
95 - David and Goliath
April 5 - Nº 95 1 Samuel 17 The Philistine army grew strong again. They gathered their forces and invaded Israel. The two armies soon...
94 -David Is Anointed
April 4 - Nº 94 1 Samuel 16 Samuel deeply mourned the fact that Saul was not a good king and that he didn't have a heart that was...
93 - Saul Sins Again
April 3 - Nº 93 1 Samuel 15 One day Samuel came to Saul with a message. “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘It is time to punish the...
92 - Jonathan Eats Honey
April 2 - Nº 92 1 Samuel 14:24-46 God had just helped the Israelites win a decisive battle against their most intimidating enemies—the...
91 - Jonathan Climbs a Cliff to Fight for God
April 1 - Nº 91 1 Samuel 14:1–23 Most of the Israelite soldiers had scattered. They were afraid to face the fierce Philistine army--so...
90 - A Spiritual Challenge for the New King
March 31 - Nº 90 1 Samuel 13 Saul had just led the Israelites in a major victory over the Ammonites, but the Philistines remained a very...
89 - A Physical Challenge for the New King
March 30 - Nº 89 1 Samuel 10:26 – 11:15 When Saul was anointed as the king of Israel, most of the people were very enthusiastic. They...
88 - A Tall, Good-Looking King
March 29 - Nº 88 1 Samuel 9:1 – 10:25 Kish was a wealthy man from the tribe of Benjamin. He had a son named Saul who was one of the...
87 - Wanting a King
March 28 - Nº 87 1 Samuel 7 – 8 After 70 people had been struck dead for looking inside the Ark of the Lord at Bet Shemesh ( see #86 -...
86 - The Philistines Return the Ark
March 27 - Nº 86 1 Samuel 5 – 6 After capturing the Ark, the Philistines took it to Ashdod, one of their major cities. They placed it in...
85 - The Philistines Capture the Ark
March 26 - Nº 85 1 Samuel 4 The Philistines originally came to Israel from the Greek island of Crete (see Amos 9:7 ). Crete was known...
84 - Samuel Grows Up in the Tabernacle
March 25 - Nº 84 1 Samuel 1:20 – 3:21 Before he was born, Hannah dedicated her son to God. She promised that he would serve the Lord for...
83 - Hannah’s Heartbreak
March 24 - Nº 83 1 Samuel 1:1-19 Peninnah and Hannah were Israelite women. They were both married . . . to the same man! His name was...
82 - Ruth Marries Boaz
March 23 - Nº 82 Ruth 3 – 4 When Naomi returned to Bethlehem, she moved back into her old home with Ruth. But now that her husband was...
81 - Ruth Follows Naomi
March 22 - Nº 81 Ruth 1 – 2 During the time of the judges, there was a famine in Israel. A man from Bethlehem named Elimelek decided to...
80 - The Downward Spiral Reaches Rock Bottom
March 21 - Nº 80 Judges 17 – 21 As the Israelites continued to settle in their Promised Land, they completely forgot Who had given it to...
79 - Samson and Delilah
March 20 - Nº 79 Judges 16:4-31 When the Philistine leaders found out that Samson had fallen in love with Delilah, they met with her and...
78 - Samson’s Revenge
March 19 - Nº 78 Judges 15:1 – 16:3 When Samson angrily stomped out of his wedding ceremony, his fiancée was immediately married to...
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