1ST Samuel 12 Maybe we all have false gods/idols!

    


Good morning, it is the beginning of the third watch. God awakened me, and I did what young Samuel did after his instruction, as in 1st Samuel 3:4. I have spent much time in prayer this morning, waiting for any revelation, and then went into my little office and ate some cereal and took all my stinkin old-man meds! With my little cat in my lap, I ponder what to write as I await God’s Holy Spirit living in me to reveal something from 1ST Samuel chapter 12 at 3:30 in the morning!

I have reflected a great deal the last few days as we read these chapters, and again, we find God’s people abandoning God and drifting. At times, I am so angry with them as I read these accounts, and then I reflect on how I have done the same so many times in life! Maybe not erecting idols to false gods, but definitely raising my interests and hobbies to the level of being an idol, separating me from God! I have raised people and objects (mostly cars and homes) to a level of stealing my time from God. In today’s chapter, we read of Samuel delivering to them a king as requested. Like these people, I have wanted a king/president to deliver me from the perceived threats in the economy and the world.

So maybe I/we are all just like these people we read about here in the Bible. Constantly putting ourselves and our wants above God’s great plan for our future. He has so much more for us; his plans are so much greater than anything we can dream up! It is truly a New Life in Christ that awaits us if we can stop looking for a worldly king and accept His Heavenly Lordship over us!

As I reread the paragraphs above, I can’t help but ponder how I was able to write them, for I am a pretty simple man. Then I realized it was the Holy Spirit again giving me something to share with all of you! Thank you, God, for providing another segment for The Daily Bible Challenge. May your words yield much fruit in the harvest ahead!

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Talk with you soon!


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