Of Jesses and Samuels

From Our Pastor's Desk

1st Samuel 16:10-11 “A gain, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children?

And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither”

 In this scripture, there were two people, Jesse & Samuel having a deciding interaction about the destiny of another, David. 

Jesse represented David’s past, and Samuel his future, his destiny. While Jesse was his past, his natural “father”, Samuel was his future, his spiritual “father”. David was a man scorned, reproached and disgraced in his father’s house.

He said in Psalms 69:7-8 – “Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face. I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children” Then God sent Samuel to him.

Within a few hours, things turned around for him. A rejected, dejected, discarded out-cast and shepherd boy became anointed as the king of a mighty nation. Within a few hours. God is sending our “Samuel”, that would change our former to latter glory.

As like the old days, our “Samuel” will bring our good news, change our situations for better & wipe our tears away, in Jesus Name.

Amen You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.