by Gary Prickett | Jun 9, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
The desire for vindication is something we all feel from time to time. It typically arises from some sort of prejudicial or ignorant judgment against us that we feel is unwarranted, and we long for the opportunity to prove ourselves. It can be as simple as an everyday...
by Gary Prickett | Jun 8, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
Juliet Capulet (yes, that Juliet), during the balcony scene, laments: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” She longs for her beloved Romeo Montague, but the Capulets and Montagues are bitter rivals. Though Shakespeare’s...
by Gary Prickett | Jun 1, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
The study of Israel’s first two kings is a study of contrasts. Saul had everything going for him: he came from a wealthy family, had incomparably good looks, and literally stood head and shoulders above all his countrymen (cf. 1 Sam. 9:1-2). On the other hand, David...
by Gary Prickett | May 28, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
Yesterday, when seeing that the rite of anointing set apart certain people for certain responsibilities (prophet, priest, and king) perhaps you already thought of the One who is the perfect fulfilment of each office, that being Jesus. Jesus said in Luke 4:18, “The...
by Gary Prickett | May 27, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
So far, we have seen that the Lord’s anointing in 1 Samuel 16 is presented as an act of God’s choosing, and that his choosing is counter-intuitive to us, for “man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. (16:7)” This reiterates what the Lord,...
by Gary Prickett | May 26, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
In Saul’s anointing of David we also see clearly that it is the Lord who does the choosing. To Samuel God says, “I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided myself a king among his sons. (16:1)” Jesse brings seven sons before the prophet, and for...