Reflections on 1 Samuel 28 In desperate times, people often turn to desperate measures. It was April 1945, near the end of the Second World War. The Allied forces were pressing in from the West, the Russians were advancing from the East, and Berlin was about to fall. Inside Adolf Hitler’s bunker, the telephone rang.… Continue reading The Tragedy of Not Listening to God
Category: Devotion
When We Want to Take Matters into Our Own Hands
Reflections on 1 Samuel 24-26. There is a temptation that most of us know rather well: the temptation to take matters into our own hands. God has made promises to us, but sometimes we get tired of waiting. We want the outcome now. We want to sort things out ourselves. We want to make things… Continue reading When We Want to Take Matters into Our Own Hands
Man on the Run: Finding God in Desperate Times
Reflections on 1 Samuel 22:1-22:5 Have you ever found yourself in a desperate situation? You know the feeling. Circumstances seem to be spiralling out of control. Things are happening faster than you can process them, and you’re not quite sure what to do next. Sometimes, just thinking about the situation brings back some very tough… Continue reading Man on the Run: Finding God in Desperate Times