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important things you need to
know. First, you need to know exactly what has happened to you. Second,
you need to know God's provisions for your future growth and service to Him.
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The entire world today is seeking wisdom! Education is prevalent in every
city. Literally thousands of young and old alike are attending universities.
But how many of them really know the meaning of wisdom? Wisdom is seeing
things from God's point of view.
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The following testimony is that of a man by the name of Andre.
I WAS IN PRISON, AND YOU CAME TO ME (Matthew 25:36c)
"My testimony to my Christian Brothers and believers in Jesus Christ our
Savior. I want to thank the Lord for saving me from the life I was once
leading. First of all, I was living in darkness and I thought that I truly
loved the way I was.
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1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the
LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall
not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent,
We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of
the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not
eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said
unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day
ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil.
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Today's Bible Study
MARCH 22
MARCH 22
Chapters 8--15 cover the early life of Saul and the sins
that led to his rejection by the Lord. Specifically today's reading
covers the request for a king.
Jehovah God had been King of Israel and had cared for the
nation since its beginning; but now the elders of the nation wanted
a king to lead them. Their request was motivated by several factors:
(1) Samuel's sons were not as godly as he, and the elders feared
that they would lead the nation astray when Samuel died; (2) The
nation had been through a series of temporary leaders during the
period of the judges, and they wanted a more permanent ruler; (3)
Israel wanted to be like the other nations and have a king to honor.
Samuel's reaction to their request shows that he fully understood
their unbelief and rebellion. They were rejecting Jehovah in wanting
a king. In choosing Saul the nation rejected the Father; in choosing
Barabbas they rejected the Son; and when they chose their own
leaders instead of the witness of the apostles, they rejected the
Holy Spirit.
Chapter 9 explains how Saul was brought to Samuel and
privately anointed for the kingship. Note his humility in verse 21,
and also in chapter 10:22, when he hesitated to stand before the
people. God gave Saul three special signs to assure him and these
signs occurred. Samuel also instructed Saul to tarry at Gilgal and
wait for him to come.
Saul had everything in his favor. He had a strong body, a
humble mind, a new heart, spiritual power, loyal friends, and most
of all the guidance and prayers of Samuel. Yet, in spite of these
advantages, he failed miserably because he failed to allow God to be
the Lord of his life.