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Follow the Lord!

Post author By dennisconrad
Post date October 11, 2022

Follow the Lord!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who follow the Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.

As part of Samuel’s Farewell Address, Samuel lets the people of Israel and their new king know what was expected of them.

In 1 Samuel 12:12-14 (ESV) are told what the people of Israel were to do to assure things went well.

“And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the Lord your God was your king. And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you. If you will fear the Lord and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well.”

In the passage above, the people of Israel received specific instructions.

In a later passage they will be warned what would happen if they were disobedient.

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The Lord’s Righteous Deeds!

Post author By dennisconrad
Post date October 10, 2022

The Lord’s Righteous Deeds!

Dear Lord, I pray for those who know the Lord’s history of righteous deeds. In Jesus’ name, amen.

In 1 Samuel 12:6-7 (ESV), Samuel continues his Farewell Address, and he starts to plead with the people

“And Samuel said to the people, “The Lord is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. 7 Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous deeds of the Lord that he performed for you and for your fathers.”

In 1 Samuel 12:8-11, Samuel starts to make his case.

“When Jacob went into Egypt, and the Egyptians oppressed them, then your fathers cried out to the Lord and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place. But they forgot the Lord their God. And he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab. And they fought against them. And they cried out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, that we may serve you.’ And the Lord sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in safety.”

Thus, there was a period when the people lived in safety.

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Making Wise Decisions!

Post author By dennisconrad
Post date September 30, 2022

Making Wise Decisions!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who ask God to help them make wise decisions.

Not everyone asks God to guide their steps before making important decisions.

Such was the case for the people of Israel when they asked for a king. After hearing how burdensome a king would be for Israel (1 Samuel 8:11-18), were the people still inclined to want a king?

1 Samuel 8:19-22 (ESV) provides the answer.

“But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, ‘No! But there shall be a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey their voice and make them a king.’ Samuel then said to the men of Israel, ‘Go every man to his city.’”

Even though Samuel was against the people of Israel having a king, Samuel heard God’s voice directing him to “make them a king.” Samuel was obedient to the Lord.

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Put Away False Gods!

Post author By dennisconrad
Post date September 24, 2022

Put Away False Gods!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who put away false gods. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Samuel grew up under the tutelage of Eli, the priest. Hannah, Samuel’s mother, who was childless, prayed fervently for a child. She conceived, and dedicated him to the Lord.

When Samuel grew up, the Philistines had invaded Israel, took the Ark of the Covenant, gave the ark back, and then threatened to invade Israel again.

1 Samuel 7:3-4 (ESV) tells us Samuel told the people of Israel how to avoid another defeat by the Philistines.

“And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, ‘If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.’ So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord only.”

Faith in God turned the tide.

Will you put away foreign gods, and serve the Lord only?

Say “Yes,” and put away the foreign gods.

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