Living a Life Worth Living – Writings by Robin McKinley
1 Samuel is a history book in the Old Testament of the Bible. This book teaches us that we must always obey God.
1 Samuel tells the story of the first king of Israel. For many centuries, Israel had no kings. The people did whatever they wanted to do. But God appointed special judges to lead the people.
The last of these special judges was Samuel. Samuel was a very holy man.
When Samuel was old, the people asked Samuel to appoint a king. God told Samuel to appoint Saul. Saul sometimes obeyed God. But sometimes, Saul was evil.
So, God chose David to be king instead of Saul. David trusted God. We see this when David fought Goliath. And David loved God. But David did not become king immediately. Saul was still the king. David respected Saul. David even refused to attack Saul. The book of 1 Samuel ends with the story of Saul’s death.
The Bible recorded the story of Hannah in the first 2 chapters of 1 Samuel. In fact, that is the only place she is mentioned in the entire Bible. In our verse for today, she fulfilled a promise she made to God. Hannah made that promise before the conception of her son Samuel. I asked … Read more
What does the phrase “to obey is better than sacrifice” mean? In this writing, we’ll look at the context in which it was said in the Bible. And then we’ll see how it applies to us. Then the Lord said to Samuel, “I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not … Read more
With the prophet Samuel getting older, the elders of Israel realized they would need a new leader. Instead of depending on the Lord as their King, they were willing to settle for less. Look, they told him, “you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us … Read more
Someone once asked the question, “Is everything in the Bible true?” The answer is no it isn’t. Don’t stop reading! The reason, it includes quoted lies. Our verse for today is one of them. Jonathan replied, “David earnestly asked me if he could go to Bethlehem.” 1 Samuel 20:28 Jonathan lied to his father to … Read more
1 Samuel 12 recorded an evil thing the Israelites did in the eyes of the Lord. Instead of depending on God, they insisted on following the leadership of a king. Through the teaching of Samuel, we can all learn how to overcome sinful desires against God. “Pray to the Lord your God for us, or … Read more
The Lord spoke with a mighty voice of thunder from heaven that day.
Sometimes difficulties and rejections come our way. Other times we invite them to ourselves. Either way, we must deal with them. The question of the day is, how do you handle life when you feel rejected? David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, … Read more
How many of you have eye or vision problems? I know I do. I have worn eyeglasses since my younger teenage years. Fortunately, my vision can be corrected to 20/20 which I am thankful for. Vision problems though go beyond physical sight. Many people have problems with their spiritual vision, also. Our corrected vision will … Read more