God Worshiper

"Now this man would go up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the Lord there." 1 Samuel 1.3

1 Samuel begins by introducing us to Elkanah, a man who lived in the hill country of Ephraim. We are told that he had two wives, one who had children and one who did not. But we are also told that he would go from his city each year and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. The book of Judges described a time when people did what was right in their own eyes. Many worshiped idols and chased after the pagan religions, but this man finds it right to worship God. In the midst of the darkness, he has found the light and is pursuing it.

There was freedom and no shortage of options, giving people the ability to do whatever they wanted, just as there is today. People choose to live in a variety of ways, for a variety of gods, but the reality remains that there is only one true God. There is one true light shining in the darkness.

Men, are you following the light or being led astray by will-o-the-wisps? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp) Among all of the options have you chosen to serve and worship God? What is right in your own eyes?

Elkanah was a man living in a time without a king to point the people to God. It was left to each man to determine what was right, and so many chose what was false. Today, in our world of political correctness, we find ourselves in much the same place. There is no leader to point people to the truth, and so people are led astray after whatever feels good, or makes them happy. May this never be true of us.

Let us be God worshipers.

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

Strength and Honor