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There are times when God by-passes the church of the day. He may even by-pass the king of the day, when a fresh move is necessary.

Eli had been a priest in Israel, with two badly behaved sons who profaned the sanctuary. Eli heard what his sons were doing, and how they were living, but he failed as a father, and went soft on sin.

The people told him what was going in the place of prayer. His response was feeble. He did not tell his sons to stop. He failed in his spiritual and parental responsibilities.

Parenting is not for cowards. Parenting can involve being tough.

Had Eli not been a faithful priest, and a burning light for God, in his earlier years? What had caused his light to dim?

These three men had become irrelevant in the ongoing work of God.

When a godly generation goes soft on sin, the next generation can go off the moral and spiritual rails.

Along life’s way, God does not intervene nor interfere with us overly much. Some wish He would.

There are seasons and situations when we wish the risen and living Jesus would come and touch us on the shoulder, and point out what is wrong and sinful, thereby preventing us from getting into more serious difficulties.

That is not the way God works. He gives us His Word and expects us to observe what He says.

God allowed the wickedness of men to hold sway for a long period, and the consequences were tragic for them, as individuals, and for the nation in general.

As the nation declined and crumbled and almost collapsed, a prophet was being prepared, when a prophetic word was so needed.

On the Day of Judgment rather be anything, than an unfaithful disciple.

Sandy Shaw
Nairn Christian Fellowship

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