Tag: christian
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Goliath, Part 2
There are 10 things that I am thankful for regarding the Goliath story. I listed parts 1-5 yesterday. Here are 6-10 from 1 Samuel 17. 37And David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” 6. I…
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Goliath, Part 1
The David and Goliath narrative leaves me thankful for 10 things. 1-5 today. I weave the text from 1 Samuel 17 in italics through my points below. 3And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. 4And there…
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Take Your Heart Seriously With God
6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.” 7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”–1 Samuel 16 Below…
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Does God Have Emotions Just Like as We Do?
34Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul. 35And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.–1 Samuel 15 The word translated “regret” was also translated “was sorry”…
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The Right Thing Becomes the Right Thing When the Motives Are Right
31They struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint. 32The people pounced on the spoil and took sheep and oxen and calves and slaughtered them on the ground. And the people ate them with the blood. 33Then they told Saul, “Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD by eating with…
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Nothing Hinders God’s Plan
6Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those [enemy Philistine] uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.”–1 Samuel 14
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How You Wait Communicates Much to God
8[Saul] waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. 9So Saul said, “Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering. 10As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came. And…
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Is Your Life More the Rebel or the Servant?
14If 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 LORDyour God, it will be well. 15But if you will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then…
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Do You Show Grace to the Undeserving?
12Then the people said to Samuel, “Who is it that said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring the men, that we may put them to death.” 13But Saul said, “Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.” 14Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to…
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Choosing Man, Rejecting God
17Samuel summoned the people of Israel to the Lord at Mizpah 18and said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the power of Egypt and all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’ 19But you have now rejected your God, who saves you out of…
Joel M Bradshaw 