Click here for today's reading: Day 26:   1 Sam 9–12 | Prov 13:1–12 | Acts 3 Scripture:  “He had a son whose name was Saul, a young and handsome man. There was no one more handsome than he among the Israelites. He stood a head taller than anyone else.” — 1 Samuel 9:2 (CSB) Saul looked like the perfect king. He was impressive in appearance, strong, and stood above everyone else—literally. By human standards, Saul had everything it took to succeed. Yet God’s Word shows us that

Click here for today's reading: Day 26:   1 Sam 5–8 | Prov 12:15–28 | Acts 2 Scripture: “When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen facedown on the ground before the ark of the LORD.” — 1 Samuel 5:3 (CSB) When the ark of God was placed in the temple of Dagon, the Philistines assumed the two gods could peacefully coexist. But the next morning revealed a powerful truth: the presence of the true God exposes every false god. Without a word sp

Click here for today's reading: Day 25:   1 Sam 1–4 | Prov 12:1–14 | Acts 1 First Samuel covers the lives of the prophet Samuel and King Saul, introducing David as a warrior and a successor to the throne. Second Samuel focuses on David’s career as Israel’s greatest king. Some of the most dramatic stories in the Bible are found in these two Old Testament books. First Samuel reports Samuel’s own experience as a boy when he heard God’s call to a prophetic ministry (chap. 2). It