1. One on One with Mike Mead.

2. 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
~II Corinthians 1:3-4

3. "The sword of the giant that tried to destroy you…"

4. 50So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. 51David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword.
~I Samuel 17

5. 50So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. 51David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword.
~I Samuel 17

6. 50So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. 51David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword.
~I Samuel 17

7. 6No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt themselves. 7It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.
~Isaiah 6

8. 1David went to Nob, to Ahimelek the priest
1David went to Nob, to Ahimelek the priest. Ahimelek trembled when he met him, and asked, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”
~I Samuel 21

9. 1David went to Nob, to Ahimelek the priest
1David went to Nob, to Ahimelek the priest. Ahimelek trembled when he met him, and asked, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”
~I Samuel 21

10. 7Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief shepherd. 8David asked Ahimelek, “Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king’s mission was urgent.”
~I Samuel 21

11. 9The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it; there is no sword here but that one.” David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
~I Samuel 21

12. 10That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
~I Samuel 21

13. 7Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief shepherd. 8David asked Ahimelek, “Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king’s mission was urgent.”
~I Samuel 21

14. 6Now Saul heard that David and his men had been discovered
6Now Saul heard that David and his men had been discovered. And Saul was seated, spear in hand, under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with all his officials standing at his side.
~I Samuel 22

15. 7He said to them, “Listen, men of Benjamin
7He said to them, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?
~I Samuel 22

16. 8Is that why you have all conspired against me
8Is that why you have all conspired against me? No one tells me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is concerned about me or tells me that my son has incited my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.”
~I Samuel 22

17. 8Is that why you have all conspired against me
8Is that why you have all conspired against me? No one tells me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is concerned about me or tells me that my son has incited my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.”
~I Samuel 22

18. 9But Doeg the Edomite, who was standing with Saul’s officials, said, “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelek son of Ahitub at Nob. 10 Ahimelek inquired of the Lord for him; he also gave him provisions and the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
~I Samuel 22

19. “David is in a position to raise a standard against Saul and plunge the country into civil war, and Saul assumes that he will do just that. He bitterly accuses his servants, and especially his son Johnathan, for siding with David. In the midst of this triad, Doeg the Edomite realizes that he can use his information from Nob to his own advantage and tells Saul what he saw that day…”
~Eugene Peterson

20. 11Then the king sent for the priest Ahimelek son of Ahitub and all the men of his family, who were the priests at Nob, and they all came to the king. 12 Saul said, “Listen now, son of Ahitub.” “Yes, my lord,” he answered.
~I Samuel 22

21. 13Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and a sword and inquiring of God for him, so that he has rebelled against me and lies in wait for me, as he does today?”
~I Samuel 22

22. 14Ahimelek answered the king, “Who of all your servants is as loyal as David, the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard and highly respected in your household? 15Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Of course not! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of his father’s family, for your servant knows nothing at all about this whole affair.”
~I Samuel 22

23. 16But the king said, “You will surely die, Ahimelek, you and your whole family.”
17Then the king ordered the guards at his side: “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because they too have sided with David. They knew he was fleeing, yet they did not tell me.” But the king’s officials were unwilling to raise a hand to strike the priests of the Lord.
~I Samuel 22

24. 18The king then ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests
18The king then ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests.” So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. 19He also put to the sword Nob, the town of the priests, with its men and women, its children and infants, and its cattle, donkeys and sheep.~
I Samuel 22

25. What are you doing with the sword of the giant that tried to destroy you?

26. 10That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
What are you doing with the sword of the giant that tried to destroy you?
10That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
~I Samuel 21

27. What are you doing with the sword of the giant that tried to destroy you?
When it comes to the healing of our souls, it’s very difficult to “keep” that which we are unwilling to give away.

28. Would you pray a prayer of readiness today?
What are you doing with the sword of the giant that tried to destroy you?
Would you pray a prayer of readiness today?

29. Satan will do anything (he can) to control the stories you write in your mind.

30. Satan will do anything (he can) to control the stories you write in your mind.
8Is that why you have all conspired against me? No one tells me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is concerned about me or tells me that my son has incited my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.”
~I Samuel 22

31. Satan will do anything (he can) to control the stories you write in your mind.
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
~II Timothy 1:7