BEYOND DESIRE

BEYOND DESIRE

1 Kings 1:4“The young woman was very lovely; and she cared for the king, and served him; but the king did not know her.” People have focused a lot on the need for desire, but I am beginning to understand that while desire is good and needful, desire is not enough. We...
BEYOND DESIRE

LIMITATION OF HUMAN WISDOM

1 Kings 1:2“Therefore his servants said to him, ‘Let a young woman, a virgin, be sought for our lord the king, and let her stand before the king, and let her care for him; and let her lie in your bosom, that our lord the king may be warm.’” In the previous devotion,...
BEYOND DESIRE

BEFORE AGING COMES

1 Kings 1:1“Now King David was old, advanced in years; and they put covers on him, but he could not get warm.” Age. One of the things we fear the most. As age sets in, some things will naturally begin to give way, and this terrifies most people. People desire and...
A TYPE OF VALIANCE

A TYPE OF VALIANCE

1 Samuel 31:12 (NKJV)“all the valiant men arose and traveled all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.” Many heroes of faith have fallen in their journey with God. Many...
WHAT REALLY MATTERS

WHAT REALLY MATTERS

1 Samuel 31:9 (NKJV)“And they cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines, to proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people.” We will all die one day, in one way or another. Death is one of the...