Humility

1 Samuel 18:13-18   New International Version     13 So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns. 14 In everything he did he had great success, because the Lord was with him. 15 When Saul saw how...

Avoid Retaliation or Striking Back in Revenge

1 Samuel 18:8-12   New International Version     8 Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?” 9 And from that time on Saul...

Friends Are Treasures

1 Samuel 18:1-4   New International Version     Saul’s Growing Fear of David 18 After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. 2 From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home...

Use God’s Gifts He Has Given You

1 Samuel 17:48-51   New International Version     48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. 49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone...

Doing What Is Right Is Pleasing To God

1 Samuel 17:23-32   New International Version     23 As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual defiance, and David heard it. 24 Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from him...