We often pray urgently when facing physical danger, but we can be slower to seek God when the battle is happening within our own hearts.

Just as people in the Old Testament were given specific roles in serving the Temple and kingdom, believers today are given spiritual gifts to serve the church.

In the Old Testament, specific groups were responsible for the work of Temple worship. Through Christ, that calling has expanded: every believer is part of a royal priesthood and has a role in building up the church and sharing the gospel.

We search for information every day, but no search engine can know us completely.

Lord, receive our work and our rest. May You be seen in us through our work each day.

David allowed his success and accomplishments to become a source of pride, forgetting that his victories ultimately came from God.

When life feels difficult, it can be easy to focus so heavily on where we are that we forget where we have been. David’s story reminds us to look back and recognize God’s faithfulness.

When we pause to recognize the ways God has cared for us, gratitude becomes a natural response.