Monday September 18
Bible Reading: 1 Sam 2: 18 - 26
Topic: Early In The Lord
Samuel's story and the
experience of the sons of Eli show the importance of beginning early to train
our children in the Lord.
Here we see the boy Samuel
ministering before the Lord (v. 18).
His parents visited him
yearly and his mother made robes for him.
Though it is important for
parents and guardians to provide all material needs, healthcare and education,
it is more important to train up our children in the ways of the Lord. God was
with Samuel from a very early age, which is why Samuel succeeded in Israel as a
Priest, Judge and Prophet.
God blessed Hannah with
five more children because she loaned Samuel to Him (vs. 20 - 21).
God always out-gives us,
try Him!
As Samuel grew, attracting
favour from God and man, Eli's children were under God's condemnation, even as
Priests, showing that God is no respecter of persons.
Eli rebuked his children
for their lawlessness, but it was too late. God had decided to kill them. May
we never get to that level of disobedience because it is a fearful thing to
fall into the Hands of the Living God.
Prayer
Father help me to raise my
children in a godly manner, so that Your presence may be upon them in Jesus
Name, Amen.
Memory Verse 1 Sam. 2: 21
"And the Lord visited
Hannah so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the
child Samuel grew before the Lord."
Source:
The Daily Fountain 2017
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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