Day2
Week26
1Samuel 16
“Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you will do. And you will anoint for Me him whom I tell to you.””
1 Samuel 16:2-3 MEV
Cross references
1 Samuel 9:12; 20:29;
1 Samuel 9:16;
Exodus 4:15
Questions and Qualms
Do you ever question God?
Certainly! We all do it.
What about excuses?
Absolutely! Sometimes I feel like the queen of excuses
Did you know that there are 2 questions that stop us from receiving our blessings and achieving our goals?
#1 question is “How?”
#2 is “What?”
“How can that be?
What do you mean?”
See? That just stopped you from moving forward.
Absolute trust doesn’t question.
Jesus is our commanding officer. We are to follow orders.
Have you ever experienced your child getting lost in a store?
You told them to stay right by your side and maybe they questioned you. Next thing you know, they are missing.
The heart wrenching terror that comes next is dreadful!
Hopefully you found them quickly.
The child didn’t foresee the danger.
Jesus has a better vantage point than we do.
He knows the beginning and end of a matter.
Our job is not to understand how it’s possible.
Our job is not to know what it will take.
Our job is to trust Jesus and do what He asks.
God instructed Samuel to fill, go and be discreet. He was only to tell Saul a small portion of the plan. It was a need to know basis.
Sometimes we get into trouble because we tell people to much!
If God has put a dream in your heart, you may need to keep it to yourself or only share it with a few faithful people.
Action Step
Practice keeping quiet about your situation or circumstances.
Only talk to God about it and see what a difference that makes.
Try to obey without questioning. If you do have a question, ask God, not everyone else and wait for an answer.
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