August 2023

Daily Devotional for Sunday, August 13 Be Merciful unto Me “Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast,” Psalm 57:1   Louis Zamperini was an Olympic distance runner as well […]

Daily Devotional for Saturday, August 12 David’s Mercy, Saul’s Confession “The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go,” 1 Samuel 26:11.   There was a young

Daily Devotional for Friday, August 11 Nabal and Abigail Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb,

Daily Devotional for Thursday, August 10 David’s Mercy and Righteousness “And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD,” I Samuel 24:6.   There was a faithful Deacon

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, August 9 David Evades Saul “And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them,”

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, August 8 David and the Pagan “And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath,” 1 Samuel 21:13.   First, he ran from Saul in fear of his life.  Now he was in Gath and very afraid of Achish the pagan

Daily Devotional for Monday, August 7 David and the Priest “So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away,” I Samuel 21:6.   The Christian life is not a

Daily Devotional for Sunday, August 6 A Loyal Friend “So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies. And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul,” (1 Samuel

Daily Devotional for Saturday, August 5 The Confirmation of David’s Fear “For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die,” 1 Samuel 20:31.   Change is so hard.  Big changes are