1 Samuel 16:14-23
¹⁴Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord terrorized him.
¹⁵Saul’s servants then said to him, “Behold now, an evil spirit from God is terrorizing you.
¹⁶Let our lord now command your servants who are before you. Let them seek a man who is a skillful player on the harp; and it shall come about when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well.”
¹⁷So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me now a man who can play well and bring him to me.”
¹⁸Then one of the young men said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a mighty man of valor, a warrior, one prudent in speech, and a handsome man; and the Lord is with him.”
¹⁹So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David who is with the flock.”
²⁰Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread and a jug of wine and a young goat, and sent them to Saul by David his son.
²¹Then David came to Saul and attended him; and Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.
²²Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David now stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”
²³So it came about whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play it with his hand; and Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would depart from him.
Devotional
Almost everyone loves music!
What kind of music do you like the most?
What effect does music have on you?
Why do we love listening to music so much?
You all know that there are so many types of music, but you also know that music can have a huge impact on your life. Through music you come into contact with other people, music can make you happy and happy, or sad.
Your choice of music can be determined by your mood.
What do we want with our music?
Do you ever think that God has given people music!
Music to honor, serve God.
Music can excite people.
Music can make people go so crazy that they commit the most terrible crimes.
The devil also uses the music. With his music he unfortunately gets far too much youth in his satanic power.
David is also musical.
He plays harp and flute and composes his own songs. David’s music is very beautiful, his music calms a raging, raving King Saul! The evil one is defeated by this harp playing.
David’s psalms put the devil to flight, the evil one to flight.
Which music do you choose?
Do you also seek rest in your heart with the Lord?
What music are you listening to now? Does this sound like the message of God’s love?
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