Not-So-Quiet-Time: 1 Samuel 7
At-Home Bible Guide for the Week of 5/31
Day 1: 1-4
For twenty years the people mourned as a result of their sin. But this wasn’t all bad. God used their brokenness to bring them back to Himself. They decided to destroy their idols and serve the Lord only (4). All of us have the sinful inclination to worship idols. These might include self, comfort, wealth, reputation, pleasure, and more. However, if we are to find our ultimate comfort, our eternal wealth, a righteous reputation, and perfect pleasure, we must seek after the Lord alone.
Day 2: Verses 5-6
The people confessed their sins and turned away from them. In 1 John 1:9, we read, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” But confession can be hard. We don’t want to bring our sins into the light. However, hiding sins or pretending to be righteous only brings pain and fear. God knows who we really are. And He can handle our sins. As you pray, begin to confess your sins to Him. It is the way to be made clean.
Day 3: Verses 7-11
When the people began to pursue God, their enemies began to pursue them. Like the Philistines, Satan often responds to harm us when we seek God’s face. The devil is a real enemy who hates you because you belong to God. However, God is stronger and He is with us. Samuel prayed and the Lord protected. Likewise, we can trust that God hears our prayers, and He is able to defend us from our enemies. So ask Him to fight for you today.
Day 4: Verses 12-14
God brought Israel out of their troubles with the Philistines. And this peace came when they turned back to Him. To remember God’s work in saving them, Samuel set up a stone to mark the way that God had powerfully rescued them. We need these reminders of God’s good work. Why? Because hard times will come again. And we need to be reminded that God is strong for us, that God loves us, and that He is able to save.
Day 5: Verses 15-17
In the good times, God’s people had a good leader: Samuel. He moved through the land to judge the people. He pointed them to the Lord. He reminded them of God’s Word. He called them to continue to kill sin. Thank God today for the spiritual leaders that He has given to you for your good. Perhaps parents, mentors, friends, teachers, pastors, elders, or peers.
Catechism Connection: 98
“Prayer is offering up our desires to God for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and with thankful acknowledgment of his mercies” (WSC 98). Today, when many of us pray, we do a lot of asking. However, the catechism helpfully points us back to the reality that in the Lord’s Prayer confession is an essential, central part of praying. And though it can be hard, confession leads to joy because we can better acknowledge God’s mercies.
Monthly Memory: Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Day 1: 1-4
For twenty years the people mourned as a result of their sin. But this wasn’t all bad. God used their brokenness to bring them back to Himself. They decided to destroy their idols and serve the Lord only (4). All of us have the sinful inclination to worship idols. These might include self, comfort, wealth, reputation, pleasure, and more. However, if we are to find our ultimate comfort, our eternal wealth, a righteous reputation, and perfect pleasure, we must seek after the Lord alone.
Day 2: Verses 5-6
The people confessed their sins and turned away from them. In 1 John 1:9, we read, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” But confession can be hard. We don’t want to bring our sins into the light. However, hiding sins or pretending to be righteous only brings pain and fear. God knows who we really are. And He can handle our sins. As you pray, begin to confess your sins to Him. It is the way to be made clean.
Day 3: Verses 7-11
When the people began to pursue God, their enemies began to pursue them. Like the Philistines, Satan often responds to harm us when we seek God’s face. The devil is a real enemy who hates you because you belong to God. However, God is stronger and He is with us. Samuel prayed and the Lord protected. Likewise, we can trust that God hears our prayers, and He is able to defend us from our enemies. So ask Him to fight for you today.
Day 4: Verses 12-14
God brought Israel out of their troubles with the Philistines. And this peace came when they turned back to Him. To remember God’s work in saving them, Samuel set up a stone to mark the way that God had powerfully rescued them. We need these reminders of God’s good work. Why? Because hard times will come again. And we need to be reminded that God is strong for us, that God loves us, and that He is able to save.
Day 5: Verses 15-17
In the good times, God’s people had a good leader: Samuel. He moved through the land to judge the people. He pointed them to the Lord. He reminded them of God’s Word. He called them to continue to kill sin. Thank God today for the spiritual leaders that He has given to you for your good. Perhaps parents, mentors, friends, teachers, pastors, elders, or peers.
Catechism Connection: 98
“Prayer is offering up our desires to God for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and with thankful acknowledgment of his mercies” (WSC 98). Today, when many of us pray, we do a lot of asking. However, the catechism helpfully points us back to the reality that in the Lord’s Prayer confession is an essential, central part of praying. And though it can be hard, confession leads to joy because we can better acknowledge God’s mercies.
Monthly Memory: Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
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