Friday, 26 August 2016

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Fear and Depression is not from God

Since David was not present in the sacrifice Jesse his dad sent for him.

David was a man dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes.

And the LORD said, “This is the one; anoint him.” (1 Samuel 16 :12)

So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David.

And the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day on.

Now the Spirit of the LORD had left Saul, and the LORD sent a tormenting spirit that filled him with depression and fear.

So to get rid of that Saul wanted someone who can play music well to calm him down.

To Ponder:

We see here depression and fear are tormenting spirits coming from the evil one.

Ephesians 4:30 says, do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way we live. Remember, He has identified us as His own, guaranteeing that we will be saved on the day of redemption.

So Let us be sensitive to Holy Spirit always, giving room for Him to dominate our lives not be overcome by fear and depression and anxiety.


Thursday, 25 August 2016

Inner beauty matters


The LORD said to Samuel, that he had mourned enough for Saul. Anyways Saul was rejected and he has to anoint another person as king. (1 Samuel 16:1)

So he was asked to fill his flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem and find a man named Jesse who lived there. Since God had selected one of his sons as king.

Samuel was hesitating to do that since if Saul heard about it, he would kill him.

So The Lord asked Samuel to take a heifer with him and tell others that he went to make a sacrifice to the LORD.

The Lord asked him to invite Jesse and his sons to the sacrifice, so that He can show which son to anoint as king. Samuel did as the LORD instructed. When he came to Bethlehem, the elders of the town were scared to meet Samuel.

They asked What went wrong and if Samuel came in peace. Samuel replied that he came to sacrifice to the LORD. Then Samuel performed the purification rite for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice, too.

When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought that Surely the LORD must have anointed him.

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him.
The LORD doesn’t see things the way we see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 16:1-7 NLT)

To Ponder:


Yes! So don't waste your precious time and money in outward adornment. Rather spend your time at the feet of God where the inner man will be changed.


Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Be God pleasers, not Man pleasers

The LORD decided to settle accounts with the Amalekites for opposing the Israelites when they came from Egypt.

So, He sent Saul on a mission to go and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites; and fight against them until they were consumed.

Saul mobilized his army and sent warning to the Kenites to move away from the Amalekites , since they showed kindness to the Israelites when they came from Egypt. and  the Kenites cleared the place.

Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites and captured Agag, the Amalekite king, and spared his life and kept the best of the cattle and everything, in fact, they destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality.

God felt sorry for making Saul king, since refused to obey his command. (1 Samuel 15:10)

Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this and he cried out to the LORD all night.

He said to Saul that, though Saul dint have confidence and was small in his own eyes, before the Lord made him head of the tribes of Israel and anointed him as king over Israel, yet Saul did not carefully listen and obey. (1 Samuel 15:17)

But Saul defended that he obeyed the Lord and brought king Agag and destroyed the Amalekites. But the people only took from the spoil to sacrifice to the Lord .

But Samuel said, because he rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected Saul as king.

Then Saul realised that he had sinned and transgressed the commandment of the Lord and Samuel's words, because he feared the people and obeyed their voice rather than God's.

To Ponder:

Many times we also become people pleaser rather than God pleasers.

We forget what God did to us in the past. When things go well in life we take God for granted and people become valuable in our eyes. We respect their words and start compromising with God's words.

Let Saul's life be a warning, not to be easy going or careless about God's words!!!



Sunday, 14 August 2016

Our God - Patient loving Father

King Saul ruled for 42 years. He secured his grasp on Israel’s throne by fighting against his enemies from every direction.

And wherever he turned, he was victorious. He performed great deeds and conquered the Amalekites, saving Israel from all those who had plundered them.

Saul’s father, Kish, and Abner his army commander's father, Ner, were brothers.

The Israelites fought constantly with the Philistines throughout Saul’s lifetime.

Whenever Saul observed a young man who was brave and strong, he drafted him into his army. (1 Samuel 14:47-48, 51-52 NLT)

King Saul had a strong military army headed by his cousin Abner and God gave Saul victory from all his enemies around him and established His throne.

To Ponder:

Though God was not pleased with Saul when he did not listen to Samuel's word and wait for Him to sacrifice, yet He blessed Saul by giving him victory on all sides for His children the Israelites sake.

Our God is a patient loving father. Though we don't listen to His word at times, since we are His children bought by His precious blood, He gives us victory when we run to Him trusting Him.




Wednesday, 3 August 2016

God is on our side

When Saul saw the philistine army getting scattered . He cross checked if who was missing in the camp and  found that Jonathan and his armor bearer missing.

Saul and his men rushed to the battle and found the Philistines killing each other. The Lord saved Israel that day!!!

Now the men of Israel were exhausted that day, because Saul made them take a foolish oath, that the person who eats anything before they finish fighting will be cursed.

So no one ate anything. But Jonathan did not hear his father’s command, so he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey.

When he finished eating it, he felt refreshed. (1 Samuel 14:24-27 NLT)

Jonathan said that his father command only hurts. If the men were allowed to eat freely they would have the stamina to sustain longer now the men were growing weary.

That evening when they were allowed to eat they cut the animals and without draining out their blood they stated eating. They were so hungry.

Saul hearing this to avoid the people from sinning against God by eating the animals with blood. He kept a stone and asked everyone to cut the animals there and drain out the blood. He built an alter for 
God and sacrificed there that day.

He enquired the Lord , if they should continue fighting in the night but they dint get an answer from God.

So they cast lots to find out , who had sinned against God that He refused to answer and the lot fell on Jonathan!!

But the people rescued Jonathan that day, since he was the one who boldly went into the enemy camp, fought and got the victory for them!

To Ponder:

Though at times we are helplessly caught in a foolish curse, we are privileged with the God of justice by our side. His righteousness will shine on us like dawn.  Praise God !!


Be encouraged God is on our side!!!


Friday, 29 July 2016

Trust in the Lord

One day Jonathan suddenly planned to visit the philistine camp with his armor bearer without his dad's knowledge.

Jonathan had to go through a pass to get to the Philistine camp, there were two large rocks, one on each side of the pass.

Jonathan had confidence that the Lord will help them and nothing can keep him from giving them the victory, no matter how few they were. (1 Samuel 14:6)

The young man with Jonathan rendered full support to him.

Jonathan asked a sign from God, that if the Philistines called them to their camp then they would go taking that as a positive sign from the Lord, that He has given them the victory.

Jonathan climbed up out of the pass on his hands and knees, Jonathan attacked the Philistines and knocked them down. (1 Samuel 14:13)

In that first slaughter Jonathan and the young man killed about twenty men in an area of about half an acre.

All the Philistines in the countryside were terrified; the raiders and the soldiers in the camp trembled with fear; the earth shook, and there was great panic. ( 1 Samuel 14:15)


And The Lord saved Israelites that day !!!

To Ponder:

Though they were only two in number, they got the conformation from God and boldly marched forward. 

Nothing can ever stop them from getting the victory, because God was by their side!!!!

With God by our side we can run through a troop. Cheer up!!!

Absolute faith is what is required.


Thursday, 28 July 2016

Do not be anxious

Saul was 30 years old when he became king, and he reigned for 42 years.(1 Samuel 13:1)

Since Jonathan attacked the Philistines, they were against Israelites waiting to attack them.

So Saul waited 7 days for Samuel, as he instructed him but Samuel still did  not arrive.

Since  people began to desert Saul, he decided to offer the burnt sacrifices and the fellowship sacrifices to the Lord. (1 Samuel 13:8-9)

Just as he was finishing, Samuel arrived and said, “What have you done?” Saul said that people were deserting  him, since Samuel did not come, when he said he would; ...

Saul replied, “When I saw that the men were scattering, and that you did not come at the set time, I thought , the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.’ 
So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.” (1 Samuel 13:11,12)


Samuel answered that was a foolish thing to do. Since he disobeyed by doing it, the Lord rejected him as king and will find the kind of man He wants and make him ruler of His people.

To Ponder:

Since Saul got tensed humanly...Looking at the situation ....and people's pressure on the other side ....He saw his army getting scattered ..out of anxiety and  tension he couldn't wait anymore. So he took things in his hands.

Many a times we too commit the same mistake in our life. It is very difficult for us to keep quiet in pressurized situations.

Let us learn from Saul's life not to be anxious and hasty and  loose God's best for us, rather wait on The Lord.










Monday, 25 July 2016

God is on our side!!!

     Nahash, king of the Ammonites, was oppressing the people of Gad and Reuben who lived in the east of the Jordan.

     He gouged out the right eye of each of the Israelites living there, and he didn’t allow anyone to come and help. There wasn’t a single one whose right eye was not gouged out.

     But there were 7,000 men who had escaped from the Ammonites, and they had settled in Jabesh-Gilead.

     King Nahash led his army against Jabesh-Gilead to attack the 7000 men. But all the citizens asked for peace, they pleaded. So Nahash agreed on one condition, to gouge out the right eye of every one as a disgrace to all Israel!

     The elders asked seven days to send messengers throughout Israel! “If no one helps, they decided to agree to the terms of Nahash.” When they came to Saul and the people told about their plight, everyone broke into tears.

     Then the Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry. He took two oxen and cut them into pieces and sent the messengers to carry them throughout Israel with this message: "This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not follow Saul and Samuel"

     And the LORD made the people afraid of Saul’s anger, and all of them came out together as one.
Saul made a surprise attack and fought all morning and won over king Nahash.

     Then the people of Israel said to Samuel, “Where are the people who said that Saul should not be our king? Hand them over to us, and we will kill them!”

     But Saul said, “No one will be put to death for this is the day the Lord rescued Israel.” And Samuel said “Let us all go n once more proclaim Saul as our king.”

To Ponder:


Don't worry today God will silence the mouth of the people who spoke negatively against you. Jesus is still on the Throne. He will prove once again for us. Amen


Sunday, 24 July 2016

Move Forward!!!

In order to openly declare the king, Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel before the LORD, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot. (1 Samuel 10: 20)

Then he brought each family of the tribe of Benjamin before the LORD, and the family of the Matri’s clan was chosen. And finally Saul son of Kish was chosen from among them.

But when they looked for Saul, he had disappeared! So they asked the LORD, “Where is he?” And the LORD replied, “He is hiding among the baggage.” So they found him and brought him out. (1 Samuel 10) 21-23).

Saul stood head and shoulders above anyone else. Then Samuel said to all the people, “This is the man the LORD has chosen as your king. No one in all Israel is like him!” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!” (1 Samuel 10: 24).

Then Samuel told the people what the rights and duties of a king were. He wrote them down on a scroll and placed it before the LORD.

When Saul returned to his home at Gibeah, a group of men whose hearts God had touched went with him.

But there were some scoundrels who complained, “How can this fellow save us?” And they scorned him and refused to bring him gifts. But Saul ignored them.  (1 Samuel 10: 27).

To Ponder:

When God anointed Saul as king, He not only changed him into a different person, but his companions were also touched by God.

Though some people where there who had negative thoughts and feelings, Saul just ignored them.

Let us also learn to ignore the few people who disappoint us in life but move with the ones God has anointed and kept in store for us.



Friday, 22 July 2016

Anointing of Saul

After Samuel anointed Saul, Samuel said that when they leave him they would see these 3 things happen.
He will see two men beside Rachel’s tomb. They will tell that the donkeys have been found and that Saul's father was now worried about him. (1 Samuel 10: 2-7)
ü  When they go to the oak of Tabor, they will see three men coming toward them who were on their way to worship God at Bethel.
o   One will be bringing three young goats,
o   Another will have three loaves of bread,
o   The third will be carrying a wineskin full of wine.
They will greet Saul and offer him two of the loaves, which he should accept.
ü  When he arrived at Gibeah of God, Saul will meet a band of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They will be playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre, and they will be prophesying.
ü  At that time the Spirit of the LORD will come powerfully upon Saul, and he will prophesy with them. Then Saul will be changed into a different person.
After these signs take place, Samuel asked Saul to do what must be done, for God was with him.
As Saul turned to leave, God gave him a new heart and all Samuel’s signs were fulfilled that day.
When those who knew Saul heard about Saul prophesying they were astonished saying “Is even Saul a prophet?”
Saul’s uncle enquired on what happened? Saul didn’t tell his uncle what Samuel said about the kingdom but only conveyed him about the donkeys (1 Samuel 10: 9-16)

To Ponder:

When Saul was anointed with the Holy Spirit he was transformed into a different person. He started prophesying. God gave him a new heart. People were astonished to see the change in Saul's life.
Let us always be filled with the anointing of the Holy Spirit, so people will see the hand of the Lord in our life and be witness for the Lord.


Thursday, 14 July 2016

All things are possible

Saul went to Samuel’s house and Samuel introduced himself and asked him to go up to the place of worship.        (1 Samuel 9:19)
They all ate there, then he asked him not to worry about the lost donkeys and that he will speak to him in the morning.
Samuel told Saul that he and his family were the focus of all Israel’s hopes.
Saul replied, that he was from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe in Israel, and that his family is the least important of all the families of that tribe.
Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the hall and placed them at the head of the table, honoring them above the thirty guests.
Samuel then instructed the cook to bring Saul the finest cut of meat, the piece that had been set aside for the guest of honor. So the cook brought in the meat and placed it before Saul.
Saul slept in Samuel’s house. In the morning, they all left the house together. When they reached the edge of town, Samuel told Saul to send his servant ahead, because Samuel wanted to convey a special message from God for Saul.         (1 Samuel 9:18-27)

Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul’s head. He kissed Saul and said, the LORD has appointed him to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession. (1 Samuel 10:1).

To Ponder:
Ø  Though Saul was from the least of all tribes but God chose him n gave him the best of all honors.
Ø  Humanly it might seem impossible but with God all things are possible.
Ø  If you think you can’t, remember God is able to do great things beyond our imagination.



Tuesday, 5 July 2016

God's plan for you


The Israelites were led by God through the leaders and judges. But they were not content to have God as their king and they wanted a human king like the nations around them.

So God agreed to give them what they wanted. He chose Saul and later David as kings to rule His people.

Saul was the most handsome man in Israel—head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the land (1 Samuel 9:2).

His father Kish was an influential man from the tribe of Benjamin.

One day Kish’s donkeys strayed away, so he told Saul to take a servant along with him and look out for the donkeys. So Saul started the search, but they couldn’t find the donkeys anywhere.

Finally, Saul decided to go home since his father would be more worried about him than the donkeys!
But the servant had an idea about a man of God who lived there in the town. Who was held in high honor, because everything he said came true. But Saul and his servant had nothing to give him.
The servant told Saul that “I have a quarter of a shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us what way to take” (1 Samuel 9:8).So they decided to offer it to the man of God and see what happens!

And now the LORD had told Samuel the previous day, that about that time He will send a man to him from Benjamin and that he should anoint him to be the leader of His people, Israel and he will rescue them from the Philistines, for He said that he heard the cry of His people and had mercy on them.
When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said, “That’s the man I told you about! He will rule my people.” (1 Samuel 9:17)

Points to Ponder:

Saul went to Samuel only for his donkeys, but God had a greater plan in his life.

Today what are you worrying for?

God has a better plan for you. Surrender your plans to Him today.