by TheRestlessPilgrim | Apr 15, 2024 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 15:30 (NKJV)“Then he said, ‘I have sinned; yet honor me now, please, before the elders of my people and before Is.., and return with me, that I may worship the Lord your God.’” We live in a culture where shame and honor are very important. Where we live,...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 15:28 (NKJV)“So Samuel said to him, ‘The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.’” We are not indispensable. This is a thought that we must keep close to our hearts and remember...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Apr 10, 2024 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 15:27 (NKJV)“And as Samuel turned around to go away, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore.” God will do what He will do, when He will do it, and how He chooses to do it. God has His intentions and will do what is on His mind according to His own...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Apr 8, 2024 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 15:24 (NKJV)“Then Saul said to Samuel, ‘I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.’” Our world is full of voices. We can either secure our inheritance or lose it,...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Apr 5, 2024 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 15:22 (NKJV)“So Samuel said: ‘Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.’” God desires sheep, not goats. Jesus always...