Posts

SPEAK, LORD

The story of Samuel the prophet is an amazing one, and it holds many treasures of wisdom that we can learn from today.   This man was the direct product of his mother's faith, and of God's promise.   His mother, Hannah, was barren and prayed to God for a son.   In exchange for this son, Hannah vowed to "lend" him in service to the Lord for all of his life.   In fulfillment of this vow, she presented Samuel to Eli the priest to be taught and raised in the tabernacle at Shiloh right after he was weaned.   According to Jewish tradition, this may have been between the ages of 18 months and 5 years.     Besides being lent to the Lord for life, scripture says that Samuel "ministered unto the Lord before Eli," and that he was in "favor with the Lord, and also with men" (1 Samuel 3:1 and 2:26).  These same three qualities should be found in every true child of God:    ·      First, they should consider their lives to be ...
Post a Comment
Read more

IN GOD WE BOAST ALL THE DAY

1  We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. 2   How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. 3   For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. 4   Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob. 5   Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. 6   For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. 7   But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. 8   In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.   (Psalm 44:1-8).   Psalm 44 was written in response to an event t...
Post a Comment
Read more

A MORE EXCELLENT SACRIFICE

“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh” (Hebrews 11:4).   The biblical story of Cain and Abel is incredible in its depth and teaching.   We find the gospel message revealed to us in its simplicity through this tale of jealousy and violence.   Writing to the Hebrew believers in the first century, the Apostle Paul states that Abel was still speaking to believers through his witness even though he had been dead for 4000 years.   Even today, Abel’s witness of faith and redemption rings out as clear as a bell to those who will hear it.   The account of Cain and Abel is told in the fourth chapter of Genesis.   There we find the story opening with the birth of two sons to Adam and Eve.   Cain was the firstborn and oldest of the boys, and Abel, his brother, came along after him.   Abel, we are told, ...
Post a Comment
Read more