Exactly What You Want!

I Samuel 8:5 “And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.” Sometimes one of the most disappointing things in life is getting what you ask for. For instance, take the...

All and Only

I Samuel 7:3 “And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver...

Pleasing or Appeasing?

I Samuel 4:3 “And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us today before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may...

Who Owns It?

I Samuel 2:11-12 “And Elkanah went to Ramah to this house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.” History records the story of President Lyndon B. Johnson walking...

Who Will God Use?

Ruth 4:17 “And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.” What kind of person will God use? A person who is perfect? A person who is smart?...