1 Samuel 31 - Praying God's Word

Please read 1 Samuel 31.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/1sa/31/1/s_267001

Meditate on verse 3a.

The battle went heavily against Saul…

What a sad chapter in God’s Word! How did a man go from being chosen and anointed by God to lead a nation to dying with his sons, armor bearer, and all his men, then having his headless body paraded among his enemies? 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 gives additional insight into this tragedy:

So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the LORD,

because of the word of the LORD which he did not keep;

 and also because he asked counsel of a medium,

 making inquiry of it, and did not inquire of the LORD. 

Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

God killed Saul because he had disobeyed Him.

Learn well from the stories in God’s Word.  He carefully recorded them, not merely for a history lesson, but to disciple you into Godliness. 

·      Keep God’s Word.

·      Seek God’s counsel.

·      Do not be tempted to seek guidance from a fortune-teller, horoscope, etc.

·      Live as a person with a heart for God.

Pray for the opposite of 1 Samuel 31:1-3 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, as ________ and I obey You,

do not let our enemies fight against us and overtake us.

 Do not let the battle go heavily against us.

  Do not let us be hit by our enemies and badly wounded.

For the sake of Your name, Jesus~”

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