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Read 1 Samuel 13:1 through 16:13 Saul drew first blood, but the Philistine army, teeming with soldiers, pursued him with a vengeance. When Samuel did not show up at the appointed time, Saul panicked. He altered the game plan. But in so doing, he paid a tremendous price. “You acted foolishly,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the …
Read 士Judges 6:1 through 8:35 Ants are very strong. You’ve probably seen a small ant moving the weight of a large leaf or piece of food. In experiments, ants have been found to be able to carry as much as five times their body weight in their jaws. If the item is too heavy to lift, the ant can move …
Read Joshua 7:1 through 8:35 Eleven-year-old Jeremy waited for three years—which felt like a lifetime—for this moment. Dennis, his father, enrolled him in a firearms safety class offered in the community. Now, Jeremy was finally at the shooting range after several weekly classroom sessions. Jeremy listened carefully to the leader’s directions on how to adjust the sights on the gun …
Read Acts 22:1 through 24:27 When Steve came to church after an absence of several Sundays, Sue welcomed him and told him she’d missed him. “I was in drug rehab for the thirteenth time,” he explained. Touched by his openness, she assured him she would pray for him. Like Steve, Saul, later known as Paul, found himself in a difficult …
Read Deuteronomy 9:1 through 11:32 The Lord gives us a very short time with our children, grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Before long, they have grown up and are on their own. God wants people to spend those brief years sharing and demonstrating His love to those youngsters and His desire to be their Lord and Savior. Teach them to …
Read Numbers 28:1 through 31:54 When God called for a census of Israel’s fighting men in Numbers 26, the total was just over six hundred thousand soldiers. When God commanded Moses to attack the Midianites in Numbers 31, He told Moses to only send twelve thousand of these men into battle. Yet the Israelites won a great victory. The list …
Read Acts 11:19 through 12:25 Some of the most important heroes in our world go largely unnoticed. These people simply do what needs to be done, and give little thought to whether others notice and appreciate their work. Some of these heroes volunteer to tutor children after school, others visit the elderly in nursing homes, and still others volunteer to …
Read Acts 7:1 through 8:40 Matt was known as a good guy in his workplace. His coworkers watched how he conducted himself and interacted with others. When rumors of downsizing and restructuring started rolling through the company, many stopped by Matt’s office looking for a word of comfort. “What matters,” he would say, “is that whatever happens, wherever we go, …
Read Leviticus 8:1 through 10:20 A young man wanted to become acquainted with a woman he had seen only from a distance. In his culture, however, men were not allowed to speak to women. A family member could act on his behalf, but this man had no family. Yet love found a way. He hired a marriage broker to arrange …
Read Exodus 30:11 through 32:35 Moses and the Israelites had already lived an incredible miracle. But, when Moses did not arrive quickly enough from His encounter with God, fleshly desires lured the nation to take matters into their own hands. When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and …