"Now when the Philistines heard that the people of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the people of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines. And the people of Israel said to Samuel, 'Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines." 1 Samuel 7:7-8
And God did. The Israelites, after trying to manipulate God into saving them back in chapter 4 have truly repented and acting in faith they rely on God through prayer to save them. And God did.
"More and more God's people must walk the way of desperation-prayer. Once we see this, we will no longer regard prayer as a pious cop-out but as our only rationale activity." 1 Samuel: Looking on the Heart by Dale Ralph Davis
No comments:
Post a Comment