by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 4, 2023 | Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 4:21 (NKJV) “Then she named the child Ichabod, saying, ‘The glory has departed from Israel!’ because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband.” Ichabod. Was a terrifying name. Yet, a reality. Ichabod implies that there...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 2, 2023 | Reflections From 1st Samuel
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!” It takes a particular mindset to win. Winning doesn’t just happen....
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Sep 30, 2023 | Reflections From 1st Samuel
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...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Sep 29, 2023 | Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 4:1 (NKJV) “And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.” When God does a deep work in a man’s life, his voice becomes the voice of God....
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Sep 28, 2023 | Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 3:21 (NKJV) “Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.” One of our deepest needs is for the Lord to reveal Himself to us. Any man who has “seen” the Lord cannot turn away from Him. The...