Reflections on 1 Samuel 3 and Hebrews 10 As we reflect on last week’s scripture, (1 Samuel 3) we are invited into a hard truth: “grace is not a loophole. It is a gift—and gifts can be refused.” Thinking back to our Sunday School days, this story is told as a little boy running back …
Category: 1 Samuel
Oct 09
You Don’t Apply to be a Prophet
1 Sam 3:1-14 In the opening of 1 Samuel, God is doing a new thing. Until this time the people of Israel were led by judges. Men and Women that could discern God’s will in a specific situation that usually provided deliverance from the enemies. The judges spoke condemnation to the enemies of Israel. Samuel …
Oct 10
When You Feel Inadequate
1 Samuel 1 & 2 Messages are being screamed at us every day. Messages that we are inadequate, unworthy, and even unlovable. These not-so-subtle messages affect our fundamental image of our self. “What good am I? Something’s wrong with me? I don’t measure up?” The story of God’s salvation all nations picks up an old …
