ADDBIBLE: Audio Daily Devotion by The Ezra Project

1 Samuel 16 is one of the most difficult chapters in scripture. God removes His presence from Saul and replaces it with a harmful spirit! Can it happen to you?

Today, we come to 1 Samuel 15, almost the half-way point of this great book. Saul is rejected by God and He takes the kingdom from his hands. Is it true God never leaves us or forsakes us?

1 Samuel 16 is one of the most difficult chapters in scripture. God removes His presence from Saul and replaces it with a harmful spirit! Can it happen to you?

in 1 Samuel 14, Saul's son Jonathan leads, rather than King Saul. Who are the informal leaders in your life, those with personal power, not position power?

In 1 Samuel 13, Saul runs out of patience and takes matters into his own hands. Have you ever done that?

1 Samuel 16 is one of the most difficult chapters in scripture. God removes His presence from Saul and replaces it with a harmful spirit! Can it happen to you?

In 1 Samuel 12, Samuel gives his farewell address. He asks, “Have I wronged you in anyway?” Have you wronged anyone on your journey through life?

In 1 Samuel 11, King Saul fights his first battle. The Spirit of the Lord rushes upon him. Has the Spirit of God ever rushed upon you?

Yesterday, we left Samuel and Saul ready to have a private conversation. In 1 Samuel 10, the amazing conversation takes place. It was just another day for Saul, until then. Are you having a normal day?

In 1 Samuel 9, Saul is looking for donkeys and Samuel is looking for a king. Do these scenes have anything to do with each other? Is God working behind the scenes of your life?

In 1 Samuel 8, Israel asks for a king. Was it because of Samuel's corrupt sons? As parents, did your kids turn out the way you thought?

In 1 Samuel 7, Samuel judges Israel. He pleads with them to come back to God. What do you need to set aside to come closer to God?

In 1 Samuel 6, the Philistines test God to see if He is orchestrating their circumstances. Do you wonder if things you experience are by chance, or by the sovereign will of God?

In 1 Samuel 5, the ark of the covenant was moved to various cities of the Philistines. The presence of God was not a positive experience for any of them. Do you have a healthy fear of God?

In 1 Samuel 4, the ark of the covenant, representing the presence of God Himself, is captured by the Philistines. Have you ever lost the presence of God in your life?

In 1 Samuel 3, Samuel hears the voice of God, but he does not recognize it. Would you recognize the voice of God if He spoke to you? Have you ever heard the voice of God? Can you describe it?

In 1 Samuel 1, Hannah, who had been barren, poured her heart out to the Lord, He granted her petition, and she gave birth to Samuel. As she promised, she lent him to the Lord. In other words, she left her baby boy with Eli, the priest, to serve the Lord. We pick up the story in 1 Samuel 2. Are you more like Hannah, Samuel, or the sons of Eli, the priest?

1 Samuel is the story of Israel's transition from a theocracy, a kingdom ruled by God, to a monarchy, a kingdom ruled by kings. It is the end of the era of the judges and the beginning of the era of Israel ruled like other nations, by kings. It is thirty-one chapters, probably written by Samuel, but probably not entirely. The book was written about 1000 B.C.

Today, we conclude the Book of Ruth with a happy ending. Naomi returned to Bethlehem in bitterness. God turned her bitterness into joy. Are you bitter? Let God turn your bitterness into joy.

In Ruth 3, Ruth takes a big risk. Have you taken a risk? Will it work out for Ruth? Did it work out for you?

In Ruth 2, Ruth gets right to work providing for her and her mother-in-law. She happens to end up working in the field of Boaz. Is your life dumb luck, or orchestrated by God?

Ruth turns our focus on the family of the Messiah within the nation.

Today, we reach Job 42, the last chapter of the Book of Job. In the last day of our thirty-day adventure through this book, we will see Job respond to God one more time. We will see God speak, and we will see God restore everything to Job. Have you suffered? Do you believe in God's restoration?

Today is day twenty-eight in our thirty-day journey through the Book of Job. After thirty-seven chapters of Job and his friends conversing with each other, God is going to speak. Do you wish to plead your case before God? Are you really ready if He says, “Yes”?

In Job 40, God calls Job a faultfinder. He invites Job to respond. Job wisely chooses silence, and God continues to speak. Do you desire to plead your case before God? Do you have a few things to say to God about life?

In Job 36 and 37, the young man Elihu extols God's greatness and proclaims God's majesty. These are his final words before the Lord Himself speaks in chapter 38. We can't wait. Do you praise the majesty of God?

Yesterday, we were introduced to the young man, Elihu. Today in Job 34-35, we hear more from him. In chapter 34, Elihu asserts God's justice. In chapter 35, he condemns Job. Have you been condemned; falsely accused?

Today, we cover Job 32 and 33. Though Job's words ended in chapter 31, and his friends have no more to say, there is a fourth young man who has been listening to all this. He has plenty to say, for the next six chapters! Do you listen to the old, the young, or both?

Job 31 contains Job's final words. In fact, he does not speak again until the last chapter of this book. This is his final appeal. How do you defend yourself? Can you? Are you blameless before God?

In Job 29 and 30, Job has been speaking since chapter 26. He continues his discourse summarizing his defense in these two chapters. Do you long for the good old days? Were they really that good?

In Job 28, Job continues his discourse after Bildad's last argument in chapter 25. This time, Job asks where is wisdom? Are you wise? Where do you search for wisdom?

In Job 27, Job begins speaking, saying he will maintain his integrity. How is your personal integrity?

In Job 25 and 26, Bildad has something to say to Job concerning righteousness. Job gives his reply that God's majesty is unsearchable. Man cannot be righteous before a God who is majestic and unsearchable. Do you comprehend God?

In Job 23 and 24, Job responds to Eliphaz's accusation that he is exceedingly wicked. Job's response covers two chapters. Do you have the freedom in Christ to argue before God?

In Job 22, Eliphaz declares Job's wickedness must be great! “Can a man be profitable to God?” (v. 2). Do you think God needs you?

In Job 21, Job responds to Zophar's argument that the wicked suffer. Job argues the wicked also prosper. Do you see the wicked prosper? Do you curse God as they do?

In Job 20, Zophar speaks. He talks about how the wicked will suffer. Yet, we see wickedness prosper all around us. Do you get judgmental, or do you trust the justice of God?

Today, we reach Job 19, the half-way point of our journey through the Book of Job. We are taking Job in thirty days, and this is day fifteen. Job 19 is Job's response to Bildad that his Redeemer lives. In the midst of your trials, do you hang on to God?

In chapter 18 of the Book of Job, Bildad speaks, reminding Job God punishes the wicked. These three friends are supposedly counseling Job, but much of it is hurtful. Are you helpful or hurtful when counseling your friends?

In Job 16 and 17, Job responds to Eliphaz's accusation that he did not fear God. He has a pity party, poor me. Are you in the midst of a pity party?

In Job 15, his friend, Eliphaz, accuses Job of not fearing God. Do you fear God? Does anybody know you do? Can you defend your faith?

In Job 13 and 14, Job continues to respond to Zophar. He wants to plead his case to God, not his friends. He wants to know why this is happening to him. You too may want to plead your case to God. You too may want to know why.

In Job 12, Job responds to Zophar's accusations in Job 11. He ridicules his counsel. Surely you have given advice, but how much did you really know about the circumstances? Zophar had no knowledge of the deal God and Satan made in heaven. Are you careful as you counsel others based on your limited information?

In Job 11, Job's third friend, Zophar, speaks. He says Job deserves worse. Sometimes the help we seek from our friends is no help at all. Where is your help in time of need?

In Job 10, Job continues his response to Bildad's arguments with a plea to God Himself. The suffering accumulates, the pain is deep, and the separation from him and God is more than he can handle. Have you been there? At some point in your life, did it turn so far south you could not see a way of escape? Did you cry out to God and get no answer?

In Job 9, we will hear Job's response to Bildad's arguments about how God would not judge a blameless man. Was Job blameless? Are you blameless?

In Job 8, another friend, Bildad, speaks to Job. He argues God rewards good and cannot pervert justice. If so, why do we seemingly suffer false accusations when we are innocent?

In Job 6 and 7, Job responds to the accusations from Eliphaz in chapters 4 and 5. Do you suffer the weariness of life: months of emptiness, nights of misery, the terrors of God arrayed against you?

In Job 4 and 5, the discussions begin between Job and his three friends. Friend number one, Eliphaz, counsels Job that the innocent prosper. Are you innocent before your Maker? Is anyone pure before a Holy God?

At the end of Job 2, there were seven days of silence. In chapter 3, Job is going to speak. Let's see what Job has to say after all the suffering he has been through. Have you been pushed to your limit? How did you respond? Did you curse your very existence?

In Job 2, as if what Satan did to Job in chapter 1 was not enough, he is going to further attack Job in this chapter. From time to time, do you feel attacks from the enemy? Do those attacks sometimes feel a bit overwhelming?