Pursue, Overtake, Recover All

God’s advice to David in 1 Samuel 30 was to pursue the Amalekites, overtake them and recover all that had been lost, which is what happened: ‘David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. 19 Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or...

Grace & Mercy, Kindness & Compassion

The story of how David dealt with victory over the Amalekites (1 Sam 30) has much to teach us about the way God works and therefore the way we too should live. David’s army of 600 men set off in pursuit of the Amalekites on God’s orders, but 200 of them were too...

Coincidence or Providence?

1 Samuel 30 tells us the story of David’s recovery of all that had been stolen from him in Ziklag by the Amalekites. The situation was dire: not only did he and his men return from the Philistines having been rejected by them and deemed untrustworthy only to find...

Refuelling

On our recent holiday we hired a 9-seater car. It was wonderfully spacious for the extended family and holiday luggage, but being unfamiliar with it meant keeping an eye on fuel consumption to ensure we did not run out. These days, fuel gauges on modern cars are...

The Great Commission

At our Little Big Church service tonight, we looked at the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) and thought about how God wants us to make disciples of all nations. We learned about different flags (the study of flags is called vexillology!) representing countries...