‘Go Out.’
a) 1 Samuel 17:34-35. And rescue the sheep from imminent danger.
b) Ruth 1:21. In obedience to God and trust Him for the future – we do not know the Plans He has for us but we are to trust Him.
c) Nehemiah 2:13. And discreetly see what has to be done.
d) Job 29:7. And take our place of Authority. Firstly spiritually and then with any other responsibility we may have been given.
e) Ezekiel 12:7. In doing what God wants us to do that His Word may be fulfilled.
(This QT encourages me to Go Out when God wants me to)
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‘Signs Of Weakness.’
1 Samuel 14:47-52.
a) 1 Samuel 14:47. He fought and he punished his enemies in his own strength.
b) 1 Samuel 14:48. He was acting valiantly without the Lord’s direction.
c) 1 Samuel 14:49. Most of his children (after Jonathan) had names given out of pride. Ishvi means you are like me!
d) 1 Samuel 14:50-51. There was nothing about God – only about his family and army.
e) 1 Samuel 14:52. He built his army in a fleshly way.
(In this Second one we find Saul’s Signs Of Weakness, in the next chapter things really go wrong. When there are Signs Of Weakness we need to stop and come to God)
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Chris.
Simple obedience to God is not first for our benefit, rather it is for His Glory. It should be a normal thing for us, as True Believers, to obey God. When God wants us to do something it is always first for His Glory and then for any other purpose. Let us be a people who give simple obedience to God.
