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SAMUEL PREACHED AGAINST FALSE GODS
LORD’S DAY, OCTOBER 20
1 Samuel 7

2 Timothy 1:1-5

 

“…the unfeigned faith that is in thee,
which dwelt first in thy grandmother

Lois, and thy mother Eunice.”

 

SAMUEL PREACHED AGAINST FALSE GODS
 
Israel adopted strange gods, and Samuel told them to put those strange gods away and prepare their hearts to serve the Lord only. When they turned to the Lord, He would free them from the Philistines. Samuel knew that it was punishment from the Lord that He had delivered them into the Philistines’ hands. The people of Israel were then willing to obey Samuel.
 
Samuel called for a public gathering in Mizpeh. He told them that he would pray to the Lord for them. He knew that the solution to Israel’s problem was to seek God. At the death of Eli, Samuel was still a child but he was serving in God’s house. The text is silent about the details following the death of Eli, but here, Samuel was in full control as a leader of national affairs. His spiritual growth and leadership ability came from the Lord. His mother Hannah had played a great part in influencing him to serve the Lord. She was a woman of prayer and faith. Mothers, take note and pray for your children.
 
Samuel understood that he had to correct the wrong that the nation had done before they could be reconciled to God. The basic correction is to point out the sins of the people. This is followed by seeking forgiveness from God. Thus, the people were then gathered in Mizpeh and they drew water and poured it before the Lord. It is not indicated why they poured the water, but that was part of their act of worship. They also fasted that day. Fasting is also part of the expression of sincerity. This came naturally to Israel because they had given their hearts to God. The obstacle of sin had to be removed, so they confessed that they had sinned against the Lord, and sought forgiveness. That was also the beginning of Samuel’s ministry as a judge to the nation.
 
THOUGHT: It takes a leader who fears God to rescue a nation.

PRAYER: Father, raise leaders among us who truly fear Thee.

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