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Daily Devotion

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18
Oct2019

Surprised by love

Saul and David finished their conversation. After that, Saul’s son Jonathan was deeply attracted to David and came to love him as much as he loved himself. Saul kept David… Read more

17
Oct2019

What to wear?

He said to David, ‘What’s that stick for? Do you think I’m a dog?’ And he called down curses from his god on David. ‘Come on,’ he challenged David, ‘and… Read more

16
Oct2019

Naively confident

 ‘Look at him!’ they said to each other. ‘Listen to his challenge! King Saul has promised to give a big reward to the man who kills him; the king will… Read more

15
Oct2019

The boy could play!

David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much and chose him as the man to carry his weapons. Then Saul sent a message to Jesse:… Read more

14
Oct2019

He didn’t look like much

So Jesse sent for him. He was a handsome, healthy young man, and his eyes sparkled. The Lord said to Samuel, ‘This is the one-anoint him!’ Samuel took the olive… Read more

13
Oct2019

Thankful yelling

He was going into a village when he was met by ten men suffering from a dreaded skin disease. They stood at a distance and shouted, ‘Jesus! Master! Have pity… Read more