Category: 1 Samuel
-
Doing What Seems Good
1 Samuel 14:40 “And the people said to Saul, ‘Do what seems good to you.’” I’m sure you’re familiar with the saying, “Do your own thing.” Another way people put this is “Whatever turns you on!” They’re popular sayings, but can be foolish ones, as so many who have followed this path in life can…
-
In Times of Chaos
1 Samuel 14:6 “Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, ‘Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.’” Have you ever looked around you and thought…
-
Why Such Poor Choices?
1 Samuel 13:11-13 “Samuel said, ‘What have you done?’ And Saul said, ‘When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines had mustered at Michmash, I said, “Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have…
-
In His Steps
1 Samuel 12:23 “Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. “ In 1 Samuel 12 we have Samuel’s farewell address to the people of Israel, a people whom he had led for many…
-
When We Regret
1 Samuel 12:18-19 “So Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel, ‘Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a…
-
A Holy Unity
1 Samuel 11:7 “Then the dread of the Lord fell upon the people, and they came out as one man.” One of the marks that should distinguish the people of God from the people of this world is unity. Everywhere we look in the Scriptures we see the church described by this theme. For example, the church is…
-
Acquiescence
1 Samuel 11:1-2 “Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, ‘Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.’ But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, ‘On this condition I will make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all your right…
-
The Desire to be Liked
1 Samuel 10:25-27 “Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home. Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God…
-
Why Such Choices?
1 Samuel 10:24 “And all the people shouted, ‘Long live the king!’” One of the many examples of how sin has corrupted the heart and mind of man is in what he gravitates to and what he rejects. We live in a society in which many promote the “right” to kill unborn children, the “freedom” to…
-
Hidden?
1 Samuel 10:21-24 “and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found. So they inquired again of the Lord, ‘Is there a man still to come?’ and the Lord said, ‘Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.’ Then they ran and took him from there. And when he…
To Encourage You 