Jealousy is the fear that something which we possess will be taken away by another person. When we are jealous, we could begin to commit greater sins to prevent others from possessing what we think is rightfully ours. Today’s reading tells us that Saul was jealous of David because of David’s increasing popularity. Because David
There are times God appears to have an interesting sense of humour. In today’s reading, we see this sense of humour appearing in a subtle form. Since the Israelites had rejected God as their King, they were allowed to have Saul as their king. It is obvious that Saul was not doing so well as
When we go for a job interview, often the interviewer would look at the type of qualifications the interviewee has obtained. The interviewee’s mannerisms, attitude, behaviour, appearance and other factors may also play a part on whether the interviewee is successful or not. Even in a relationship, some people seem to look more at the
If God were to instruct you to do something, would you do it? Most of us would say yes immediately, but whether we follow through with what we say and get the task done is a different matter. Sometimes God may be asking us to do something which we find unpleasant or not according to
For your easy reference, the following is a list of weeks and years with their corresponding date: 13 January 2014 – Monday of Week 1 Year 214 January 2014 – Tuesday of Week 1 Year 215 January 2014 – Wednesday of Week 1 Year 216 January 2014 – Thursday of Week 1 Year 217 January
As leaders of different ministries in church, some of us may begin to think that the ministry we are in or even the church we serve would collapse if we are not around. Some people think that it is their God-given right to be the leader of a particular ministry. Some even think that their
“Be careful what you wish for” is an English idiom which warns us that if you get things that you desire, there may be unforeseen and unpleasant consequences. In the case of today’s reading, this idiom is clearly relevant. The Israelites were not happy and not content with Samuel leading them, and as a result
Sometimes we ask God for things, and when we don’t get what we want, we begin to try to bargain with God. Some of us may even resort to other forms of help, including bomohs, feng shui, divinations, seances, etc, hoping that we would still get what we want. Some of us may get angry
Are you being called by God to a particular way of life? Some of us may be called to married life, some to religious life, others to the priesthood. How do we know that we are being called? Today’s reading shows us one way that God may call us. Here, God called Samuel 3 times.
Exorcisms should not be taken lightly. We sometimes hear people claiming to be able to cast out evil spirits, but they may not necessarily be ready or able to do so. One needs to have a certain “authority” to be able to perform exorcisms. Sometimes, what we think is a manifestation of an evil spirit
