Reflections From 1st Samuel

THE WINNING PSYCHE

THE WINNING PSYCHE

1 Samuel 4:9 (NKJV) “Be strong and conduct yourselves like men, you Philistines, that you do not become servants of the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Conduct yourselves like men, and fight!” Own a piece of luxury at a fraction of the cost with United Luxury's...

THEY KNOW & FEAR YOUR GOD

THEY KNOW & FEAR YOUR GOD

1 Samuel 4:7 (NKJV) “So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, ‘God has come into the camp!’ And they said, ‘Woe to us! For such a thing has never happened before.’” The Rolex Datejust replica is a classic replica watch. In the Rolex replica, replica Datejust is...

WHEN EMBLEMS DON’T WORK

WHEN EMBLEMS DON’T WORK

1 Samuel 4:3 (NKJV) “And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, ‘Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from...

PRIORITIZE FAMILY

PRIORITIZE FAMILY

1 Samuel 7:17 “But he always returned to Ramah, for his home was there. There he judged Israel, and there he built an altar to the LORD.” There’s something very special about Samuel’s ministry. Verse 16 says that Samuel, “went from year to year on a circuit to Bethel,...

RESTORATION

RESTORATION

1 Samuel 7:14 (NKJV) “Then the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel recovered its territory from the hands of the Philistines. Also there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.” The original...

EBENEZER!

EBENEZER!

1 Samuel 7:12 (NKJV) “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far the Lord has helped us.’” Human beings have a bad habit of forgetting. I’m not sure if it’s the product of our sinful nature or if...

WAIT FOR THE THUNDER

WAIT FOR THE THUNDER

1 Samuel 7:10 “Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the LORD thundered with a loud thunder upon the Philistines that day, and so confused them that they were overcome before Israel.” Wait for the...

A BIG NEED!

A BIG NEED!

1 Samuel 7:5,8-9 (NKJV) “And Samuel said, ‘Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.’…So the children of Israel said to Samuel, ‘Do not cease to cry out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.’…Then...

HEART CONDITION FOR VICTORY

HEART CONDITION FOR VICTORY

1 Samuel 7:3 (NKJV) “…If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” We all want to...