This is our Sunday Re: Think, an opportunity for us to continue to think on the events of last Sunday.
It has been said in many times and many ways, “Merry Christmas!”, while that is in fact true, and probably what you thought was coming, what I was really thinking was, “Everything rises and falls with leadership.” Rather cliche I know, and a thought definitely not original to me, but makes the point rather well. This is no more clear than in the book of 1 Samuel, where we encounter 3 different types of leaders; Samuel, Saul, and David.
Over the next couple weeks we will take a look at each of these men individually, and what characterized their leadership. Up front, it must be said that I am heavily indebted to Mark Dever and his helpful one volume opus on the Old Testament Promises Made: The Message of the Old Testament for guiding my thinking related to these three individuals.
On Sunday we first considered Samuel, the last judge prior to the successive monarchies that take us nearly to the pages of the New Testament. While much can be said about Samuel, we highlighted that Samuel’s life and leadership can largely be characterized by being a Disciple. Plainly, Samuel’s life was marked by being one who, Heard, Obeyed and Spoke the Word of God. As such, Samuel modeled for us what life as a Disciple looks like.
Often we struggle with hearing the Word of God because so many other voices occupy the space that only God’s voice should occupy. Materialism, Anxiousness, Career, Activity, even our Family can begin to crowd out the voice of God if left unchecked. The remedy for our oversaturation is to make an effort to declutter. We declutter by saturating our lives with the Word of God, through Prayer, Bible Reading, Worship and Service and surrounding ourselves with other believers. These disciplines create an environment in which we can more easily hear and respond to God’s voice.
What are the things that easily clutter your life and make it difficult to hear God’s voice?
How can you begin to declutter?
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