Samuel’s use of ‘thus far’ reminds us that we are only as good as our last decision towards God. Holy men fail all the time. We must remain engaged with His word and His Spirit daily or we will backslide. Not may or might, but will.
Tag: discipline
Worshiping our offspring will keep us from our primary purpose with them: parenting. It will also distract and ultimately detract our worship from the one true God.
So what about us? Do we start and end our days with earnest acknowledgement of our spiritual need and appreciation for God’s above and beyond involvement? What systems do we have in place to moor our lives to His mercy?
“After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and lead them up to a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them. His face shown like the sun, and His closes became as white as the…
We dig deep wells and faithfully forage, but He waters and feeds.
At some point in our lives, we cross a threshold where we become the exact total of our decisions.
The rebellious Israelites were issued the law and then given plenty of opportunity to act it out.
Mid-journey is not the time to back-peddle our level of surrender and return to our tents.