A Gracious Promise

This message was given by Pastor Jonathan Stobbs as he continued his evening ministry in the Book of 1 Samuel.
It is easy to get carried away in victory, and Samuel wants to make sure that the people knew the reality of the situation, and to hammer home the essential point that their future success depended not on Saul, or any other earthly king, but solely on Jehovah. The king was just a servant for God, the importance of obeying God’s covenant remained unaffected, and essential to the future prosperity of the nation. Samuel firstly establishes his credentials to speak with authority, he rebukes the people, and then points them to the gracious promise of God. In this message, Pastor Stobbs speaks of how Samuel's message is one for us as well as above all we need to realise that it is by grace alone that we become the Lord's people, and it is certainly by His grace alone that we remain His people.