by Lynne Marie | Jan 24, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Because of Saul’s mood swings, some Scripture scholars have speculated that he was bipolar. If he was, it was irrelevant to David, who never for an instant forgot that Saul was God’s anointed. That was how he saw him and how he treated him. Today’s reading, taken...
by Lynne Marie | Jan 23, 2026 | Daily Reflections
1Samuel 24: 3-21 shows us a contrast in awareness. Saul was intent on killing David, his focus limited to only one thing: David was a threat to his position and power. When Saul came alone into the cave where David and his men were hiding, and did not see them, all...
by Lynne Marie | Jan 22, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In 1Samuel 18:6 to 19:7 envy of David’s popularity makes Saul decide to kill him. This was really stupid. What had he ceased to be aware of? Saul had forgotten he was only king by obedience, because God told him to be. Without God’s support, what was he? He was...
by Lynne Marie | Jan 21, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In 1Samuel 17: 32-51 young David brings down the giant Goliath with a slingshot. But the heart of the story is the difference between what Goliath was aware of and what David was. Goliath was just aware of what he saw: his size and strength compared to David’s, his...
by Lynne Marie | Jan 20, 2026 | Daily Reflections
1Samuel 16:1-13 tells how God chose David to replace Saul, to whom Samuel said that, had he obeyed, “The LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.” But God called David “a man after his own heart,” and never rejected him. Why? David raped the...
by Lynne Marie | Jan 19, 2026 | Daily Reflections
1Samuel 15: 16-23 makes it forcefully clear that the first and essential way to glorify God or “hallow” his Name is to do what he commands. The failure to do this is what gives religion a bad name. When Saul attacked the Amalekites, God told him through Samuel to...
