1 Sam.19 [The Message]

We glean so much inspiration from the writings of David, but we rarely peruse the life experiences he endured to become the man he was. We find great comfort in the encouraging truths he shares but wilt when exposed to the hardships he went through. Who yet has had President Biden put out a bounty on their head, or had a sharpened javelin thrown at them? Not me.

Yet, we can relate when we do go through hardships. We can find encouragement in his stories because we too will, with God’s help, become more pure and faithful.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. [Ps. 34:19]