by TheRestlessPilgrim | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 11:12-13 (NKJV)“Then the people said to Samuel, ‘Who is he who said, “Shall Saul reign over us?” Bring the men, that we may put them to death.’ But Saul said, ‘Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the Lord has accomplished salvation in...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 11:7 (NKJV)“So he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, ‘Whoever does not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, so it shall be done to his oxen.’ And the fear of...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Sep 13, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 11:4 (NKJV)“So the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the hearing of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept.” Like in a game of chess, we are called to respond after Satan has made his move. But how do we, or should...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Sep 11, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 11:2 (NKJV)“And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, ‘On this condition I will make a covenant with you, that I may put out all your right eyes, and bring reproach on all Israel.’” We are peacemakers and children of peace, but we don’t pursue peace at the cost...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 10:26-27 (NKJV)“And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and valiant men went with him, whose hearts God had touched. But some rebels said, ‘How can this man save us?’ So they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.” One of the evidence of...