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The route of discretion

20240423 Photo by ROMAN ODINTSOV on Pexels.com The route of discretion 1 Samuel 25:18-38 (JDV) 1 Samuel 25:18 Abigail hurried, taking two hundred loaves of bread, two clay jars of wine, five butchered sheep, a bushel of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of pressed figs, and loaded them on donkeys.1 Samuel 25:19 Then she said to her boys, “Go ahead of me. I…

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#1 Samuel 25

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the right man for the job

20240422 Photo by Ricky Esquivel on Pexels.com the right man for the job 1 Samuel 25:1-17 (JDV) 1 Samuel 25:1 Samuel died, and all Israel gathered to mourn for him, and they buried him by his home in Ramah. David then went down to the Wilderness of Paran.1 Samuel 25:2 A man in Maon had a business in Carmel; he was a very rich man with three thousand sheep and one thousand goats and was…

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#1 Samuel 25

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FAITHFUL OR FEARFUL?

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com FAITHFUL OR FEARFUL? Luke 19:11-27 NET. 11 While the people were listening to these things, Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. 12 Therefore he said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. 13 And he…

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a cave conversation

20240421 Photo by Valdemaras D. on Pexels.com a cave conversation 1 Samuel 24:9-22 (JDV) 1 Samuel 24:9 David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say, ‘Notice, David intends to harm you’?1 Samuel 24:10 Notice, you can see with your own eyes that Yahveh handed you over to me today in the cave. Someone advised me to kill you, but I took pity on you and said: I won’t lift…

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#1 Samuel 24

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lessons from our escapes

20240420 Photo by Stephan Seeber on Pexels.com lessons from our escapes 1 Samuel 24:1-8 (JDV) 1 Samuel 24:1 When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “Notice, David is in the wilderness near En-gedi.”1 Samuel 24:2 So Saul took three thousand of Israel’s choice men and went to look for David and his men in front of the boulders of the Wild Goats.1 Samuel 24:3 When Saul…

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#1 Samuel 24

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Even Saul knew

20240419 Photo by Aron Visuals on Pexels.com Even Saul knew 1 Samuel 23:13-29 (JDV) 1 Samuel 23:13 So David and his men, numbering about six hundred, left Keilah at once and moved from place to place. When it was reported to Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he called off the expedition.1 Samuel 23:14 David then stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the…

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#1 Samuel 23

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knowing the moves

20240418 Photo by Gianluca Grisenti on Pexels.com knowing the moves 1 Samuel 23:6-12 (JDV) 1 Samuel 23:6 Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, and he brought an ephod with him.1 Samuel 23:7 When it was reported to Saul that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has handed him over to me, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with barred gates.”1 Samuel 23:8 Then Saul…

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#1 Samuel 23

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praying again

20240417 Photo by Valdemaras D. on Pexels.com praying again 1 Samuel 23:1-5 (JDV) 1 Samuel 23:1 It was reported to David: “Notice, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and raiding the threshing floors.”1 Samuel 23:2 So David inquired of Yahveh: “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” Yahveh answered David, “Go and attack the Philistines and rescue Keilah.”1 Samuel 23:3 But David’s…

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#1 Samuel 23

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FAITHFUL OR FEARFUL?

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com FAITHFUL OR FEARFUL? Luke 19:11-27 NET. 11 While the people were listening to these things, Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. 12 Therefore he said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. 13 And he…

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Doeg's treachery

20240416 Photo by Joyston Judah on Pexels.com Doeg’s treachery 1 Samuel 22:6-23 (JDV) 1 Samuel 22:6 Saul heard that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree at the high place. His spear was in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.1 Samuel 22:7 Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin: Is Jesse’s son…

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#1 Samuel 22

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better times

20240415 Photo by Trace Hudson on Pexels.com better times 1 Samuel 22:1-5 (JDV) 1 Samuel 22:1 So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When David’s brothers and his father’s whole family heard, they went down and joined him there.1 Samuel 22:2 Also, every man who was desperate, in debt, or had a bitter throat rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred…

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COME DOWN QUICKLY

Photo by Lukas Rodriguez on Pexels.com COME DOWN QUICKLY Luke 19:1-10 NET. 1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. 2 Now a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 He was trying to get a look at Jesus, but being a short man he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, because Jesus was going…

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God’s Breath will do it

20250414 Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels.com God’s Breath will do it. Zechariah 4:1-14 Zechariah 4:1 The angel speaking with me then returned and roused me as one awakened out of sleep.Zechariah 4:2 He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see – I noticed a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top. The lampstand also has seven lamps at the top with seven spouts for each of the…

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plan backfired

20240414 Photo by Taryn Elliott on Pexels.com plan backfired 1 Samuel 21:10-15 (JDV) 1 Samuel 21:10 David fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to King Achish of Gath.1 Samuel 21:11 But Achish’s servants said to him, “Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Don’t they sing about him during their dances: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands?”1 Samuel 21:12 David…

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#1 Samuel 21

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Why are you alone?

20240413 Photo by Tobias Bju00f8rkli on Pexels.com Why are you alone? 1 Samuel 21:1-9 (JDV) 1 Samuel 21:1 David went to the priest Ahimelech at Nob. Ahimelech was afraid to meet David, so he said to him, “Why are you alone and no one is with you?”1 Samuel 21:2 David answered the priest Ahimelech, “The king gave me a mission, but he told me, ‘Don’t let anyone know anything about the mission…

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#1 Samuel 21

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time to leave

20240412 Photo by Tobias Bju00f8rkli on Pexels.com time to leave 1 Samuel 20:35-42 (JDV) 1 Samuel 20:35 In the morning Jonathan went out to the countryside for the appointed meeting with David. A young boy was with him.1 Samuel 20:36 He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I’m shooting.” As the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.1 Samuel 20:37 He came to the location of the arrow…

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#1 Samuel 20

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Jonathan was grieved

20240411 Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger on Pexels.com Jonathan was grieved 1 Samuel 20:24-34 (JDV) 1 Samuel 20:24 So David hid in the countryside. At the New Moon, the king sat down to eat the meal.1 Samuel 20:25 He sat at his usual place on the seat by the wall. Jonathan sat facing him and Abner took his place beside Saul, but David’s place was empty.1 Samuel 20:26 Saul did not say…

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#1 Samuel 20