Posts with the category “1samuel”

When Our Plans FailReading: Proverbs 3:5-7 -- a call to trust God completely rather than leaning on human understanding, acknowledging Him in all directions of lifeThe Israelites marched into battle a...  Read More

Entering His Presence IntentionallyReading: Hebrews 13:5, James 4:8God has made an unbreakable promise: He will never leave nor forsake His people. Yet so often we live as though He is absent, simply ...  Read More

Present in the Religious System, Absent from GodReading: Matthew 7:21-23, Isaiah 29:13Jesus warned plainly that many who performed religious acts in His name would hear the devastating words, "I never...  Read More

The Noise That Drowns Out GodReading: Psalm 46:10, Mark 1:35Psalm 46:10 calls us to be still and know that God is God. In Mark 1:35, we see that even Jesus withdrew from the noise of ministry and crow...  Read More

Tuning In to the Voice of GodReading: 1 Samuel 3:8-10Three times Samuel heard his name called, and three times he missed it. It was not until Eli gave him the framework to listen that Samuel could res...  Read More

The Silence Before the VoiceReading: 1 Samuel 3:1-7Samuel lived at the center of Israel's religious life, yet the text says he did not yet know the Lord. This is a sobering reminder that proximity to ...  Read More