Each morning after reading through a few chapters of Scripture, I normally mark a text to meditate on for the day. This morning I marked 1 Samuel 7:3. In this verse, Samuel tells the Israelites guilty of idolatry, "Remove the foreign gods...from among you and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him alone." Samuel does not simply call for the Israelites to do away with ungodly activities, but to replace them with God-honoring ones. We often think it is sufficient to stop doing certain things that dishonor God. What truly pleases God, however, is when we replace that activity with heartfelt love and service to Him.
Monday, April 19, 2010
A WORD ABOUT 1 SAMUEL 7:3
Each morning after reading through a few chapters of Scripture, I normally mark a text to meditate on for the day. This morning I marked 1 Samuel 7:3. In this verse, Samuel tells the Israelites guilty of idolatry, "Remove the foreign gods...from among you and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him alone." Samuel does not simply call for the Israelites to do away with ungodly activities, but to replace them with God-honoring ones. We often think it is sufficient to stop doing certain things that dishonor God. What truly pleases God, however, is when we replace that activity with heartfelt love and service to Him.
