Jesus Saves Ministries

11/09/2026

05/09/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the incredible dads! Thank you for everything you do. ❤️

The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.
Numbers 6:24–26

04/09/2026

BOOK LAUNCH
I’m so happy to introduce my second book — The Lord Is My Shepherd: The Story of David, the Shepherd Boy — a gentle, lyrical retelling for children, the young ones, and all the grown-ups who remain young at heart. 😊

Centuries ago, David sang, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” Today, with the same joy, we still lift those words: “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…” Hallelujah! In these pages, I have written the entire Psalm 23 — all six verses — making it a gentle and beautiful tool to help little ones memorize this timeless psalm. I wrote each line with a smile… and some through tears, overwhelmed by His love. To everyone who has tasted the goodness of the Lord and knows Jesus as their Good Shepherd, this book is for you. Please pray that these pages will not only touch hearts but plant an immovable hope — that the Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. 🐑❤️

The book is now available worldwide on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions.

Love,
Shirlina

BOOK OVERVIEW
Before he faced a giant, David was a shepherd…

In the quiet fields, a young boy faithfully cared for his sheep—guiding them, protecting them, and standing bravely against danger. When the lion and the bear came, David did not run. God gave him courage. God gave him strength.

And through these moments, David discovered a beautiful truth: the same care he showed his sheep was only a glimpse of the greater love of his Good Shepherd.

The Lord is my Shepherd. I have everything I need.

This gentle and lyrical retelling of Psalm 23 invites young readers to journey with David through green pastures and quiet waters, through dark valleys and overflowing joy—revealing the heart of a Shepherd who is always present, always faithful, and always loving.

Perfect for children ages 3–9, this beautifully written picture book is ideal for:

• Bedtime reading
• Family devotions
• Building a child’s understanding of God’s love
• Meaningful gifts for birthdays, baby dedications, and special occasions

With its calming rhythm and faith-filled message, this story helps little hearts rest in the comforting truth that they are known, protected, and deeply loved.

01/09/2026

When Saul finally fell, the throne long promised to David was at last within reach. Yet David did not seize it. He did not force the moment or claim it as his own. In the dust of grief, he simply asked the Lord, “Shall I go up?” God answered and led him to Hebron, where he was anointed king over Judah. Even then, the promise remained only partial. Another seven and a half years of patient waiting followed before all the tribes of Israel came to him. The elders recognised what God had spoken years earlier, and David was anointed king over all Israel. The boy once overlooked in the fields now stood before the nation. The one hunted through caves now sat on the throne. The one who had wept until no strength remained was finally established. What God had spoken in secret, He brought to pass in the open—not because David forced it, but because God is faithful. Oh, He is faithful!

“He also chose David His servant
And took him from the sheepfolds;
From following the ewes that had young
He brought him,
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart,
And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.”
Psalm 78:70–72

Yet David’s story was never ultimately about David. NEVER. When God established His covenant with him, He spoke of a throne and a kingdom that would last forever. That promise ultimately pointed beyond David to a greater King still to come—the Son of David, whose reign would never end.

“He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
Luke 1:32–33

David was a shepherd who became a king. Jesus is the King of Kings who became our Good Shepherd.

David fought for his flock; Jesus laid down His life for His sheep.
David’s earthly kingdom was temporary; Christ’s kingdom is everlasting.
David recovered what the enemy had taken; Jesus came to redeem what sin had stolen.

And through His blood, Jesus established the New Covenant, bringing us near to God—not because we earned a place, but because He gave Himself for us. Oh, what a Shepherd! He seeks us in the wilderness, walks with us through the darkest valley, carries us when we have nothing left, and never, ever abandons His own.

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.”
John 10:11

Oh, Hallelujah!

And friend, this is exactly where my heart lands after these fourteen days. This entire journey was always leading here—not merely to David’s golden crown or his earthly kingdom, but to Calvary… to the cross, the empty tomb, and the very heart of Jesus.

So if you are still waiting, still fighting, still walking through your wilderness, or standing among the ashes of your own Ziklag, lift your eyes. Look up to Jesus. David could only see the ashes; God could already see the fulfilment. And today we see something greater still… Jesus has already won. The delay has not cancelled the promise. The hard years have not been wasted. From the oil in Bethlehem to the throne, the whole story was pointing to Him.

The story was never ultimately about the shepherd who became a king.

It was always about the King who became our Shepherd.

JESUS.

The One who laid down His life for us, rose again, and whose Spirit now dwells in us.

He is faithful. He is faithful to the end.

And perhaps, after all these fourteen days, we can understand why the shepherd boy who became king would one day write the Psalms that generations have loved and carried in their hearts:

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
Psalm 23:1 🐑💜

1 Samuel 16; 1 Samuel 30; 2 Samuel 2, 5 & 7; Psalm 78:70–72; Psalm 23:1; John 10:11; Luke 1:32–33; John 14:16–17

31/08/2026

After David strengthened himself in the LORD, he did not rush ahead in his own strength, nor did he remain paralysed in the ashes. He turned again to God and enquired of the LORD, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” The LORD answered with sure assurance, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”

David obeyed. He pursued. And just as the LORD had spoken, he recovered everything the Amalekites had taken. Nothing was missing—neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil nor anything that had been carried away. David recovered all, Hallelujah!

The God who met David when he had no strength left to weep was the exact same God who led him into COMPLETE restoration. Yes, the ashes were heartbreaking… but they were never the end of the story. They became the place from which God brought recovery. Oh, isn’t He the God who gives beauty for ashes?

“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28

What appears lost and broken is never beyond the reach of Almighty God! The enemy may have taken much, but he does not have the final word. When God gives the command to pursue—PURSUE! His word will surely come to pass.

So strengthen yourself in the LORD. Seek His direction. Obey His voice. Keep moving forward! If God has spoken recovery, no enemy can cancel His promise. May you recover all, in Jesus’ name! 🐑💛

1 Samuel 30:7–20; Romans 8:28

29/08/2026

After Abigail stood in the gap and kept David from bloodshed, what followed was still marked by running, rejection and waiting. Saul continued to hunt him. David spared the king’s life more than once. He lived among the Philistines for a time, walking a complicated road until the day the Philistine commanders refused to let him fight beside them and sent him home. David and his men returned to Ziklag—only to find the city burned to the ground. Their wives were gone. Their sons and daughters were gone. Everything they had left was gone. “Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.” They cried until there was nothing left in them—not because the pain had eased, but because even their bodies had reached the end. No more tears. No more voice. No more strength to put words around the breaking. Just the silence that comes when grief has taken everything it can take.

Then it grew worse. David’s own men… crushed by the same loss, turned on him and spoke of stoning him!! He stood in the ashes carrying the same heartbreak they carried… yet David carried it ALONE! Right there… Scripture tells us, “But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.”

BUT

Everything had fallen apart—BUT my God was still there. Right there in the ashes, David reached for the One who would NEVER leave him, Hallelujah! The God who saw him when he was still a shepherd boy. The God who sent Samuel to pour oil on his head. The God who had kept him through every cave, every chase, every lonely night when no one else knew where he was. Oh, he strengthened himself in the Lord—not because the pain disappeared, not because everything suddenly looked better, not because an angel appeared from heaven… NO!! BUT because when every other well had run dry, David knew, oh he knew… there was still One who could NEVER run dry!!

Sometimes life strips away everything we thought would hold us until we find ourselves sitting in our own Ziklag with nothing left BUT God. And it is there… in that barren, aching place, that we discover whether we truly believe what we have always said—God Himself is enough. When there was no strength left to weep, David strengthened himself in the Lord. Your story is not over, friend. The ashes may be real. The loss may be real. The tears may have run dry. BUT God is still there. When you have NOTHING left to hold on to, hold on to Him, the One who knitted you together in your mother's womb. Ziklag was NOT the end of David’s story. And your Ziklag—your darkest, most broken, most emptied-out chapter—is not the end of yours either. Right here in the ruins, God is still with you. Bring Him everything that feels completely beyond repair. David’s story did not end at Ziklag. And neither does yours.

Strengthen yourself in the Lord your God! 🐑🧡

1 Samuel 25-29; 1 Samuel 30:1–6, Psalm 139:13

27/08/2026

When David sent his young men to Nabal, the request was simple: “Please give whatever comes to your hand to your servants and to your son David.” It was a reasonable request for hospitality after David’s men had faithfully protected Nabal’s shepherds and flocks. Yet Nabal refused—with insults! And David was absolutely furious!! He gathered his 400 men and set out towards Nabal, determined to wipe out every male in his household by morning!

Then Abigail stepped into the gap.

She moved with urgency, quickly gathering what she had in her home— bread, w**e, sheep, roasted grain, raisins and fig cakes. Humble pantry provisions. Ordinary things that looked like nothing more than a meal. Yet God took those simple gifts and used them to disarm a hot headed warrior and keep a future king from staining his hands with innocent blood.

Abigail didn’t know that the gifts she was hurriedly gathering would become heaven’s quiet interruption. Her words, spoken with grace and humility, were like “apples of gold in settings of silver”—perfectly timed, perfectly placed!

She turned David’s heart back toward God’s sovereignty, reminding him… “the LORD has appointed my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the battles of the LORD,” and that “the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the LORD your God; and the souls of your enemies He shall sling out, as from the pocket of a sling.”

What she brought was far more than food. Oh, it was protection at a critical crossroads. Abigail pleaded with David, “Don’t do this.” Don’t let this become a blemish on your record. Don’t let your conscience carry the staggering burden of needless bloodshed and vengeance.

Oh, Abigail… may your tribe increase!

Her humility. Her graceful words. Her courage. Her humble resources. They spared David!

Yes, the everyday things in your hands may feel small right now. But yielded to God, even the most ordinary gifts can quiet a storm, redirect a crisis and guard a calling.

Abigail means “my father’s joy.” On that day, she lived it. 🐑🩷

1 Samuel 25:2–43; Proverbs 25:11

26/08/2026

Then the devastating news arrives. The man who anointed David is gone.

Samuel.

The prophet who once walked into Jesse’s house and watched son after son pass before him.

Eliab. No. Abinadab. No. Shammah. No again.

Seven sons stood before him. Seven times the answer from the LORD was the same. NO. Until Samuel asked, “Are all your sons here?” Jesse answered, “There remains yet the youngest. He is out keeping the sheep.”

The youngest. The one who wasn’t even called in when the prophet arrived. “Send and bring him,” Samuel said. “For we will not sit down till he comes here.”

Can you imagine someone finding David out in the fields that day… calling out, “David… you need to come home.”

And the ruddy, bright-eyed shepherd boy comes walking in, knowing nothing… expecting nothing. Just another ordinary afternoon until the moment everything changed.

Then the LORD said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one.” Samuel lifted the horn of oil and poured it over David in the presence of his brothers. Scripture tells us that the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward, Hallelujah!

Can you imagine what that moment did to a boy who had spent his life being overlooked? In one divine moment… the forgotten son was seen. Not as the one who didn’t matter enough to be invited inside. Not as the youngest who was only remembered when there was work to be done. Oh, Samuel looked at David and saw what God saw.

Oh, the boy… the very man who would one day be known as a man after God’s own heart. That day, a promise was spoken over his life. Precious oil still clung to his hair. The fragrance filled the air as he walked back out to the fields — a young man marked by God, yet still unknown to the world.

Years later, the terrible wilderness would test every word of that promise. And in the middle of the running, the hiding, and the long silence… the news came.

Samuel was dead.

And David was still in the wilderness. Still running for his life from Saul. Still hiding in caves. Still waiting on a promise that felt so far away. And the man whose hands had poured that precious oil over his head was gone. GONE. I wonder what sank into David’s heart when the news finally reached him.

Did the wilderness feel quieter?

Did the promise feel heavier?

Because sometimes the people God uses to shape your life don’t stay alive forever. Seasons shift!! And suddenly you find yourself standing in the wilderness without the one who used to remind you who you were in God’s eyes. The one who believed in you when no one else did. The one who saw something in you long before your family or even you could see it yourself! The one whose voice still stays on in your memory…

“Precious child, God has something for you.”

Maybe you know that ache. Maybe you have lost your Samuel. Maybe there is a name you still whisper in quiet moments. A voice you would give anything to hear just one more time.

But listen carefully…

David’s anointing did not die with Samuel. His calling did not die with Samuel. The promise did not die with Samuel. Yes, Samuel was the one whose hands poured the precious oil. BUT God was the One who chose him!!

Grass withers. Flowers fade. But the word of our God stands forever, Hallelujah! And David still had a God who is faithful to finish what He starts. So if you are standing in a wilderness today, missing the one who once believed in you… take heart, friend. What God began through them, He is faithful to finish in you. Samuel was laid to rest. But the God who called David was still right there with him. And He is still right there with you! 🐑💛

1 Samuel 16:1–13; 1 Samuel 25:1; Isaiah 40:8; Philippians 1:6