What I learnt from teaching O.T. Bible characters

It must be a long while since I last wrote in my blog.

While preparing to teach the Bible class on Old Testament characters, I came across this fact which makes me wonder.

Samuel was a faithful, righteous and prayerful prophet, judge and priest. However, in his old age, both his sons were not like him. They were found to deal unrighteously with the people.

The worst was after he spent almost 20 years in bringing the people back to God, the people asked for a king instead even though he judged them righteously. The Israelites suffered defeat after defeat from the enemies until Samuel prayed for them and taught them to repent before God did they had some victory over the enemies. Then, they rejected Samuel and asked for a king instead. God told Samuel: "They did not reject you, they are rejecting me."

In our service to God, some times we have to face the same thing. Even Paul has to face the same thing, all the churches that he planted, nurtured and grown finally rejected him.

So, I have learnt one thing, not to expect anything from men but wait for acceptance from God rather than men. No wonder the Lord Jesus also did not place his trust in men. One day God may say: "You are my faithful servant, you have done well!"