1 Samuel 2:22 (NKJV) “Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.” Oh! What a terrible way to age! May God never let us age like Eli did. It is one...
1 Samuel 2:21 (NKJV) “...Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the Lord.” There are many ways to grow, in just as many spheres. Anything that does not grow is dead. Growth is one of Mankind’s natural pursuits. In-built in Man is a desire not to remain the same....
1 Samuel 2:21 (NKJV) “And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the Lord.” Don’t give up on God. God does not fail. Men will fail you. Systems will fail you. But God does not fail....
1 Samuel 2:20 (NKJV) “And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, ‘The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was given to the Lord.’ Then they would go to their own home.” Be a person of blessing. Be God’s channel of blessing. Declare...
1 Samuel 2:19 (NKJV) “Moreover his mother used to make him a little robe, and bring it to him year by year when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.” Don’t abdicate your parental responsibility. Whether as a biological or spiritual parent, you...
1 Samuel 2:17 (NKJV) “Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.” How we behave, has long-lasting impressions on how people respond to God. People are watching those who call themselves Christ...
1 Samuel 2:13 (NKJV) “And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling.” Customs can be good or bad. Customs are repeatedly...
1 Samuel 2:12 (NKJV) “Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord.” The problem with organized religious systems is that it is possible to have men who know the practice of religion, but who do not know God. It is sad to see people occupy positions of...
1 Samuel 2:11 (NKJV) “Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.” (See verse 18) The weakness of religion is that it divides our life into segments. There is a time for work and a time for worship. There is a...
1 Samuel 2:9-10 (NKJV) “He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. For by strength no man shall prevail. The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The Lord will judge the...