Holiness took hold of them as they intentionally stepped away from their common work and towards God’s rest.
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Like the kings of ages past, we think we can improve upon God’s plan with our ingenuity and affluence. But really, everything beyond God’s good instruction will be torn down and burnt up.
Jonah expected personal mercy for his bad behavior but not corporate mercy for a wayward community.
God was inviting His people to live at a high level of differentiation and experience a great benefit: His nearness. He wanted His people to be secure in their sense of belonging to a a holy God and dramatic in their outward witness. Differentiation has everything to do with identity and purpose: God had given them both.
to think of Easter crowds and choruses: “He is risen!” How easy it is to worship with the throng on Sunday; especially the high church holidays like Easter and Christmas. How much harder is it to walk the road of repentance toward confession and restoration in a remote location?
Have you ever marveled at the fact that the God of the Universe allows us to grab hold of His feet?
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.