January 2024

Daily Devotional for Monday, January 22 The Resolution “So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan,” 2 Samuel 19:15.   The Greek historian Herodotus observed, “In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.” What […]

Daily Devotional for Sunday, January 21 The Report and Remorse “And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my

Daily Devotional for Saturday, January 20 The Routing “Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men. For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than

Daily Devotional for Friday, January 19 The Refusal and Request “But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better

Daily Devotional for Thursday, January 18 The Rendezvous “And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi…and Machir… and Barzillai…brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse, and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, January 17 The Replacement “And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother. So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead,”

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, January 16 The Relay “Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him,” 2 Samuel 17:16.   Have you ever heard someone say that

Daily Devotional for Monday, January 15 The Ruse “And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom,” 2 Samuel

Daily Devotional for Sunday, January 14 David Meets with Absalom “So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom,” 2 Samuel 14:33.   All families have problems.