It was obvious that God had chosen Saul to be Israel’s first king. Everything Samuel told Saul happened just as he said and right on that same day. All the Israelites gathered so that the Lord could choose a king. Saul was chosen just as God said. It was time for Saul to step forward and be declared king. There was only one problem, they couldn’t find him! The man chosen to be the first king of the Israelites was hiding.
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I was sitting in a truck parked at a look-out spot above the Stewart River valley in the Yukon. My mind and spirit were in turmoil. I’d been trying to make life work on my own terms but had only succeeded in making myself miserable. The circumstances had come to a point of desperation and in desperation I began talking to God, even though I had convinced myself he did not exist.
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Read Reflect There is no way to exaggerate the way the Spirit of God has used this text in the life of the church and world. For in it the gospel – the “no other gospel” – is stated so clearly. Peter knew the gospel. He knew that in Jesus, God has done everything that […]
Read More gospel, faith, responseRead Reflect Ultimately, there can only be one of two responses to the gospel – one is either persuaded or opposed. One may take a position between the two for a while, but in the end one has to decide for or against Christ. When we share the message of Christ (vv 2-3), some people […]
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