The Israelites’ demand for a king is a good reminder to us to trust in the Lord, the only one who can profit and deliver.
Jesus announced that the hour had come for him to be glorified, but his glorification would begin with a cross.
The opposite results of David’s and Saul’s desperate measures hold lessons about how to live in the world while not being of the world.
Children should obey their parents in the Lord while their parents nurture them in the education and correction of the Lord.