1 Samuel 28 - Praying God's Word

Please read 1 Samuel 28.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/1sa/28/1/s_264001

Meditate on verse 6.

When Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him,

 either by dream or by Urim or by prophets.

Saul was in a pathetic place. He had no one to advise him; God wouldn’t talk to him; Samuel the prophet was dead, and he had alienated his son, Jonathan. In desperation, he looked to a medium for answers. This spiritist was even surprised when her phony and demonic powers appeared to conjure up dead Samuel. The point of the entire encounter was to tell Saul, one last time, why his life was so miserable: he refused to obey the LORD. When Saul did not destroy the Amalekites and justified his disobedience as sacrificing for God, God became his adversary (1 Samuel 15; 28:16, 18). Saul’s rebellion resulted in a tormented life.

Examine your life. Do you delight in the LORD and His Word? Is it your heart’s desire to obey and please God? Ask Him to show you every area of your life where you are justifying disobedience, even rationalizing your behavior as sacrificing for God. Repent and walk wholeheartedly with Jesus Christ.

Pray for the opposite of 1 Samuel 28:6, 16, and 18 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, I am inquiring of You; please answer me.

LORD, never depart from ________ and me. 

Never become our adversary.

Help us to listen to Your voice, obey You,

and execute everything You tell us to do.

By Your power, LORD Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell