Moving Forward

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Having rejected the King of Kings and his spiritual leader Samuel, Israel demanded a king, and God relented and gave them Saul.   Saul was anointed as king by God and Samuel, and shortly after,  Saul led Israel to a resounding defeat of their enemies the Ammonites.  It was now the perfect opportunity to confirm Saul as king before the people, to put him on the throne of authority that Israel so desperately desired.  With new leadership and a brand new "government," Samuel, the man of God, gave his parting speech.


As he had always done in the past, Samuel spoke with humility of heart, but never shied away from the warning of God.  Having shared with Israel of God's great deliverance for them countless times, there was a strong warning to them that they had rejected The Great Deliverer--God Himself--for a man.  He knew that he had caused them to fear because of his strong words against their disobedience.  But he didn't let them stay in their fear and hopelessness.  He offered them a way to begin moving forward from the error of their ways.

Isn't that what we all need?  It is one thing to be warned of the consequences of our disobedience.  It is always appropriate to teach what will happen if you disobey.  But  Samuel, acting on the wisdom of God,  went on to offer Israel the hope that they needed to make a course correction.  Read his words and let them be your direction from the Lord toward the right course of action in walking past your failures.


"Do not fear.  You have committed all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.  You must not turn aside, for then you would go after futile things which cannot  profit or deliver, because the are futile.  For the LORD will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the LORD has been pleased to make you a people for Himself. . . Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you."  (I Samuel 12: 20-22, 24)

Did you catch it?

• Don't fear the consequences
• Do not continue in your pattern of error, trusting and worshiping what you should not
• Turn back to God (repent of your sin and leave it behind in His grace)
• Trust His presence with you
• Start fearing/reverencing/worshiping/loving Him again
• Begin to serve God again

As I continue to teach through this blog, I want to say, with Samuel, that "I will instruct you in the good and right way" with love in my heart for my God and for those who are listening to His words spoken through me.  I will continue to pray that The Unbroken Heart will be a blessing to your spiritual journey. 

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