by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 3, 2024 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 16:16“Let our master now command your servants, who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. And it shall be that he will play it with his hand when the distressing spirit from God is upon you, and you shall be well.” Life will...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 1, 2024 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 16:14 (NKJV)“But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.” The human soul was created to be occupied and therefore cannot be vacant. The human soul was not created to be empty and uninhabited. At...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Apr 26, 2024 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 16:12 (NKJV)“So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, ‘Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!’” As pilgrims, we have constantly de-emphasized the importance of external appearance, and this is...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Apr 24, 2024 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 16:11 (NKJV)“And Samuel said to Jesse, ‘Are all the young men here?’ Then he said, ‘There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.’ And Samuel said to Jesse, ‘Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.’” There is...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Apr 22, 2024 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 16:3,7 (NKJV)“Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; you shall anoint for Me the one I name to you…But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the...
